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D313: VISUALISING, COMMUNICATING AND NAVIGATING COMPLEX DESIGN SYSTEMS
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Visualizing and structuring complex bills of materials: a framework for enhanced engineering operations in custom manufacturing 1Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; 2NKT Photonics, Denmark Custom manufacturers of engineered products face growing challenges in managing complex and variant Bills of Materials (BOMs). This paper proposes a visualization-driven framework for structuring and analyzing overcomplete (150%) BOMs in Engineer-to-Order environments. The framework integrates configurator rule logic, generic BOM structures, and metadata to enable explicit traceability and diagnostic analysis of variant-specific BOMs. A proof-of-concept prototype evaluated in a European fibre-laser manufacturer demonstrates support for variant validation, error detection, and alignment. Virtual reality-supported empathy in design: experimental evidence on problem framing and ideation 1Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu, Finland; 2School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America; 3School of Architecture, Ariel University, Israel; 4Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Gaps in lived experience hinder designers from understanding users. Virtual Reality (VR) may bridge this gap with immersive simulations, but its validity lacks comprehensive examination. This study addresses that gap via a VR scenario simulating the challenges of essential tremor (involuntary hand movements). Following the experience, designers demonstrated significantly enhanced empathy and a deeper user understanding. This translated into more accurate and contextually grounded problem framing. Designers’ rationales also suggest they intuitively internalized core design thinking principles. A product-oriented visualization method supporting communication and planning in engineering reviews 1ISEM - Institute for Smart Engineering and Machine Elements, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany; 2IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany In iterative product development, teams encounter various issues, such as difficulty communicating easily with stakeholders during reviews or internally during sprint planning. The present paper proposes a product-oriented visualization method that highlights engineering changes and deviations, enhances communication, anchors review feedback directly to components, and supports deriving actionable planning steps. Its implementation in development settings has demonstrated the enhancement of transparency, shared understanding, and traceability. A design tool to support the specification of mixed reality prototypes University of Bristol, United Kingdom Mixed Reality (MR) prototyping offers significant design opportunities but introduces complexity in prototype specification. This paper presents a card-based design tool to support designers in this specification process. The tool is based on a comprehensive taxonomy of MR prototype fidelity and foundational research into the interplay between, and value of, different physical and virtual characteristics. A validation study demonstrates that the developed tool supports and guides designer reasoning, resulting in higher quality MR prototypes with stronger rationale for their implementation. | ||
