Month: September 2021

Demystifying Digital “X” – ICED Conference Paper

Posted Chris CoxLeave a commentPosted in CFMS, Chris Cox, DETI, Projects, Publications

The DMF lab recently (remotely) attended the International Conference of Engineering Design (ICED) 2021 to present seven papers. One of these, authored by Chris Cox, Ben Hicks and James Gopsill, investigates the new language surrounding the paradigm shift towards digital engineering. This presentation was shown at ICED 2021 as part of the “Digital Twins” panel, […]

Revisiting prototyping in 2020: A snapshot of practice in UK Design Companies

Posted Mark GoudswaardLeave a commentPosted in Announcements, Digital-Physical Twinning, Prototwinning, Publications, Seamless Digital Physical Prototyping

Prototyping is an indispensable activity in the product development process but what does prototyping practice in industry look like? In this video we take a ‘snapshot’ of prototyping practice from 5 companies to see how practice has evolved and understand what the characteristics of industrial practices are. This work was presented at the International Conference […]

Comparison of digitisation methods: photogrammetry and structured light scanning

Posted Mark GoudswaardLeave a commentPosted in Non-Identical Digital Twins, Prototwinning, Publications, Seamless Digital Physical Prototyping

What are the differences in performance and usability of digitisation techniques?  In this video we compare two such methods; photogrammetry and structured light scanning. For more details please see the full paper on the link here https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-design-society/article/comparison-of-structured-light-scanning-and-photogrammetry-for-the-digitisation-of-physical-prototypes/66038D84EF1A45F22F601B899EFC0D25. This work was presented at the International Conference of Engineering Design (ICED) 2021. 

The IDEA Challenge 2021

Posted Mark GoudswaardLeave a commentPosted in Digital-Physical Twinning, IDEA challenge, Pro2booth, Projects, Prototwinning

The IDEA (International Design Engineering Annual) Challenge just completed its first iteration! Inspired by current events, this year’s participants competed to develop a novel vaccine transport system to aid in the distribution of vaccines across rural Colombia. Fourteen participants from across four institutions participated. Over the course of four days, the groups worked hard to […]

How are prototypes fungible?

Posted Mark GoudswaardLeave a commentPosted in Digital-Physical Twinning, Hybrid Prototyping, Non-Identical Digital Twins, Prototwinning, Seamless Digital Physical Prototyping

Prototyping constitutes a wide range of methods spanning both physical and digital domains, each with their respective benefits and drawbacks. Different methods are used in the product development process (PDP) to generate knowledge about both the problem and design solution. A key ingredient to successful product development is ensuring that the right knowledge about the product is […]