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  • Ontologies to Support Repeatable and Valid Customer Requirements Generation

    Creator:
    Lemke, Mark T.
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    Due to the growing complexity, sophistication, and interconnectedness of present day engineered products and services, the use of ontologies in engineering design is becoming more widespread. An ontology provides a standardized way of describing concepts in a domain of interest and the relationships between these concepts to better understand the...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone Due to the growing complexity, sophistication, and interconnectedness

  • Understanding Designer Mental Models to Support Computer Directed Analogical Design

    Creator:
    Arlitt, Ryan M.
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    Analysis of alternative concepts has a significant impact on design project outcomes, and yet many design teams fail to consider a significantly broad range of conceptual solutions. Within the realm of conceptual design exists a technique called design by analogy (DBA) -- the practice of reapplying old solutions to new...
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    Dissertation
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone Analysis of

  • Systematic design of biologically-inspired engineering solutions

    Creator:
    Nagel, Jacquelyn Kay
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    Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein referred to as biological systems, provide a rich set of analogies that can be used to inspire engineering innovation. Biologically-inspired, or biomimetic, designs are publicly viewed as creative and novel solutions to human problems. Moreover, some biomimetic designs have become so commonplace that it...
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    : ______________________________________________ Robert B. Stone Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein

  • A design framework for identifying automation opportunities

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    Nagel, Robert Lewis, 1982-
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    Since the Industrial Revolution, automated systems have increasingly become a part of everyday life. Automated systems range in scale and scope from simple assists to complete robotic replacements. Inexpensive integrated circuits, sensors and microprocessors have allowed automated systems to become smaller, cheaper and more prevalent. Identifying appropriate opportunities for automation,...
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    Robert B. Stone Since the Industrial Revolution, automated systems have increasingly become a part of

  • Reverse engineering, modeling, and redesign of a vibratory conveyor

    Creator:
    Foglesong, Timothy J.
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    Some successful products are still developed and produced without the benefit of modern design techniques. One such product is a vibratory conveyor that has been developed largely through prototype iteration. The manufacturer has collaborated with Oregon State University to introduce model-based design into the development process. This research details a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Engineering, Modeling, and Redesign of a Vibratory Conveyor Abstract approved: Robert B. Stone Abstract

  • Knowing your customers : ontological gathering and analysis techniques

    Creator:
    Nix, Anthony A.
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    This research presents a methodology to analyze customer needs and direct the gathering of customer needs that both span the need space and are independent. An ontological categorization, the fundamental research contribution of this work, is created to support both aims of the overall methodology. Providing designers with a customer...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone / Kenneth H. Funk II This research presents a

  • A framework to model reliability and failures in complex systems during the early engineering design process

    Creator:
    O'Halloran, Bryan M.
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    An open area of research in complex systems is to move reliability and failure assessments earlier in the engineering design process. When compared to later design, early decisions are cost effective and have a large impact on the system. Standard methods are limited by the availability of data and often...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone! ! ! ! ! Irem Y. Tumer An open area of research in complex

  • Characterization of expert solutions to inform instruction and assessment in an industrially situated process development task

    Creator:
    Sherrett, Ben U.
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    What constitutes a quality solution to an authentic task from industry? This study seeks to address this question through the examination of two expert solutions to an authentic engineering task used in the Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering curriculum at Oregon State University. The two solutions were generated by two...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Robert B. Stone What constitutes a quality solution to an authentic task from industry? This study

  • Methodologies to improve reliability engineering in early design

    Creator:
    O'Halloran, Bryan M.
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    This thesis is the summation of two publications with the motivation to move reliability analysis earlier in the design process. Current analyses aim to improve reliability after components have been selected. Moving specific analyses earlier in the design process reduces the cost to the designer. These early design analyses provide...
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    Robert B. Stone ___________________________________________________ Irem Y. Tumer

  • How personality affects creativity in concept ideation

    Creator:
    Berthelsdorf, Friederich A.
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    This thesis uses the manuscript option, and consists of a previously-published paper and a paper that has been accepted for publication. Manuscript One details an independent confirmatory study to Choo et al. (2014), which demonstrated that correlations exist between personality type and the outcome of concept ideation methods. This is...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert B. Stone This thesis uses the manuscript option, and consists of a previously