Category: DESIGN ENGINEERING

Functional mechanical metamaterials – development of programmable mechanical structures In recent years, and with the continual development of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are explored for their …

Brain mechanics at loading rates relevant to blast The use of explosive weapons is becoming more and more common in today’s society. From the recent military conflicts in places …

Combinational creativity and computational creativity Creativity is a significant element of design. However, it can be challenging to produce creative ideas that will be of value to society and …

Combining quantitative and qualitative aspects of problem structuring in computational morphological analysis Morphological Analysis (MA) is a problem-structuring method that defines a problem as a set of key parameters, …

Design and training of deep reinforcement learning agents Deep reinforcement learning is a field of research at the intersection of reinforcement learning and deep learning. On one side, the …

Design for human connectivity – an exploration through contemporary work Situations This thesis presents a body of work that begins the formalisation and growth of Design for Human Connectivity …

Development and validation of a product creativity evaluation framework for the assessment of functional consumer products A reliable method for creativity assessment of functional consumer products has been developed. …

Enhancing entrepreneurial innovation through industry-led accelerators: corporate-new venture dynamics and organizational redesign in a port maritime ecosystem This PhD dissertation studies the management and design of corporate accelerators, in …

The experiential dimension of sustainable materials One of the stakeholders’ prominent efforts in pursuing the circular economy is the development and utilisation of sustainable materials. At present, however, little …