by mbp11 | Aug 15, 2010 | Publications
This study presents a novel, quantitative tool for design decision-making for products designed for human variability. Accommodation, which describes the ability of a user to interact with a device or environment in a preferred way, is a key product performance...
by mbp11 | Aug 1, 2010 | Publications
The objective in this thesis is to develop a method based on principal components analysis (PCA) to create optimal product families of artifacts, tasks, or environments intended for human use. This study formulates a procedure to estimate the levels of commonality and...
by mbp11 | May 9, 2009 | Publications
The overall goal of preference modeling methodologies in the field of designing for human variability (DfHV) is to accommodate (i.e., satisfy the safety and comfort requirements of) the desired percentage of the target user population while concurrently ensuring...