Showing papers on "Open design published in 2021"
TL;DR: It is argued that the open design process developed for Open source Software can be used for Open Source Hardware.
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in development of Open Source Hardware, especially open source ventilators. Many of these open source ventilator projects have adopted an open-when-finished m...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the socioeconomic problems facing the construction industry in Japan are presented, including the COVID19 pandemic, an aging population, aging infrastructure, and severe natural dis...
Abstract: In this paper, the socio-economic problems facing the construction industry in Japan are presented, including the COVID19 pandemic, an aging population, aging infrastructure, and severe natural dis...
15 citations
TL;DR: An in-depth understanding is established of the impact of Cloud and Edge computing-based environmental factors on computer forensics and the various challenges for the digital forensics process.
Abstract: In recent years, there has been a dramatic change in attitude towards computers and the use of computer resources in general. Cloud and Edge computing have emerged as the most widely used technologies, including fog computing and the Internet of Things (IoT). There are several benefits in exploiting Cloud and Edge computing paradigms, such as lower costs and higher efficiency. It provides data computation and storage where data are processed, enables better data control, faster understanding and actions, and continuous operation. However, though these benefits seem to be appealing, their effects on computer forensics are somewhat undesirable. The complexity of the Cloud and Edge environments and their key features present many technical challenges from multiple stakeholders. This paper seeks to establish an in-depth understanding of the impact of Cloud and Edge computing-based environmental factors. Software and hardware tools used in the digital forensic process, forensic methods for handling tampered sound files, hidden files, image files, or images with steganography, etc. The technical/legal challenges and the open design problems (such as distributed maintenance, multitasking and practicality) highlight the various challenges for the digital forensics process.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a purchasing portfolio model (PPMM) is used in practice in defence procurement and a segmentation model is designed to satisfy the operational requirements of the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF).
6 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a co-design project to improve creative engagement tools with academics and public sector organisations in the northwest UK is described, and a framework that enables engagement practitioners to improve the tools they use in their practice is presented.
Abstract: This research reports on a co-design project to improve creative engagement tools with academics and public sector organisations in the northwest UK. Creative engagement (which is a staple of co-design activities but also used widely outside design) is often supported by tools and resources. However, there is a need to tailor tools for specific contexts to accommodate the skills and practices of creative engagement professionals and the contexts in which they work. While there is a literature examining tools in co-design and to a lesser extent in wider creative engagement activities, there is a lack of research on how tools can be improved. This article presents a framework that enables engagement practitioners to improve the tools they use in their practice. Following a Participatory Action Research approach, three case studies document the application and testing of the improvement framework. The paper discusses the insights and lessons learnt from this process and the impact of the new improvement activities on the practices of the creative engagement professionals. The research outcomes include building improvement capabilities in participants and understanding of how the framework works in practice and how it could be more widely applied to tool improvement within and beyond co-design.
5 citations
08 Dec 2021
TL;DR: BreachMob as discussed by the authors is a virtual reality tool that applies open design principles from information security to physical buildings and structures using a detailed 3D digital model of a property owner's building.
Abstract: BreachMob is a virtual reality (VR) tool that applies open design principles from information security to physical buildings and structures. BreachMob uses a detailed 3D digital model of a property owner's building. The model is then published as a virtual environment (VE), complete with all applicable security measures and released to the public to test the building's security and find any potential vulnerabilities by completing specified objectives. Our paper contributes a new method of applying VR to crowd source detection of physical environment vulnerabilities. We detail the technical realization of two BreachMob prototypes (a home and an airport) reflecting on static and dynamic vulnerabilities. Our design critique suggests that BreachMob promotes user immersion by allowing participants the freedom to behave in ways that align with the experience of breaching physical security protocols.
3 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a new methodology is proposed to analyze existing products in view of their functional and physical architecture, which is based on Datum Flow Chain, the physical structure of the products are identified, and a functional analysis is performed.
3 citations
01 Jan 2021
TL;DR: Openness is one of the key concepts brought forward by post-industrial narratives questioning the modern repartition of roles between industries and customers as discussed by the authors. But as a result, numerous concepts emerged that attempt to grasp the essence of this phenomenon, unfortunately leading to overlapping, conflicting or speculative depictions.
Abstract: 'Openness' is one of the key concepts brought forward by postindustrial narratives questioning the modern repartition of roles between industries and customers. In these narratives, citizen participation in design and intellectual property management based on open source principles are the promise of more sustainable production models. In this context, openness in product design and development has been the object of growing interest and experimentation from academia, businesses and grassroots communities. As a result, numerous concepts emerged that attempt to grasp the essence of this phenomenon, unfortunately leading to overlapping, conflicting or speculative depictions. In this article, we share the understanding we gained throughout 6 years of research on Open Design and Open Source Hardware and attempt to make the difference between myths and facts. We depict an enthusiastic but realistic picture of Open Design and Open Source Hardware practices as we could observe them and deliver a structured framework to situate concepts and their differences. From this, we share seven observations leading to seven corresponding research questions and establish a research agenda to stimulate further investigations into this socially relevant and potentially groundbreaking phenomenon.
2 citations
TL;DR: Open design is a promising approach to address global sustainability challenges as mentioned in this paper. At the same time, however, the increased use of OD brings new challenges, and it is difficult to understand the potential of OD in...
Abstract: Open design (OD) is a promising approach to address global sustainability challenges. At the same time, however, the increased use of OD brings new challenges. To understand the potential of OD in ...
2 citations
TL;DR: The results of this article show that the art of connecting inserts is the most complete and open design era, as advances in science and technology, the development of digital art, and the needs of human life have led to theDevelopment of interconnected input technologies.
Abstract: Interactive installation art is a kind of art that uses specific software and computer hardware as a platform, a platform for interaction between humans and machines or different people through computer hardware. It is an interactive art that uses material installations in nature as a medium. Traditional interactive installation art is not safe and convenient, in order to solve the shortcomings of traditional interactive installation art. This article introduces artificial intelligence technology by studying the overview, development, and application of artificial intelligence. The encryption algorithm for artificial intelligence data protection and the BP neural network prediction model under artificial intelligence are also introduced to ensure the safety of interactive installation art works. The part also introduces the creation tools and creation process of interactive installation art works. Finally, in the analysis part, a questionnaire analysis of the World Expo is carried out. The results of this article show that the art of connecting inserts is the most complete and open design era. Advances in science and technology, the development of digital art, and the needs of human life have led to the development of interconnected input technologies. In addition, in the survey of people’s satisfaction with artificial intelligence, we can conclude that 89% of people think that the security of artificial intelligence technology is very high. Yes, 92% of people think that artificial intelligence technology has a fast computing speed, 86% of people think that artificial intelligence technology is low in cost.
1 citations
21 Apr 2021
TL;DR: In this paper, a reference design for the well-known ball-on-beam laboratory experiment is presented, where a spherical ball without direct actuation is only balanced by the inclination of a supporting structure, such as beam, rail or tube.
Abstract: This article presents a reference design for the well-known ball-on-beam laboratory experiment, where a spherical ball without direct actuation is only balanced by the inclination of a supporting structure, such as beam, rail or tube. The design introduced here is completely open-source and utilizes only a handful of off-the-shelf components and 3D printing; resulting in an exceptionally low hardware cost. Moreover, the resulting apparatus fits on a standard expansion module format, known as a Shield, which is compatible with a range of microcontroller prototyping boards from the Arduino ecosystem. This affordable, small, reproducible and open design is thus intended to aid control systems or mechatronics education via hands-on student experiments or even conducting research on a budget. In addition to the hardware design with downloadable project files, we also present an application programming interface and the results of a demonstration example here.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a smart cover that opens and closes according to the time of day to protect the night-time telescope from exposure to sunlight in order to use them in an automated way.
Abstract: Robotic observatories are ideal infrastructures that can be remotely accessed by scientists, amateurs, and general public for research and education in Astronomy Its robotization is a complex process for ensuring autonomy, safety, and coordination among all subsystems Some observatories, such as Francisco Sanchez’s, are equipped with two types of telescopes: one for the night and one for the day The night-time telescope must be protected from exposure to sunlight in order to use them in an automated way For this purpose, this article proposes the design and construction of a smart cover that opens and closes according to the time of day The mechatronic design covers the electronic, mechanical, and software programming, and it has been devised taking while taking the principles of open design, ease of reproduction, low-cost, and smart behaviour into account The design has been parameterized, so that it can be adapted to telescopes of any size The final prototype is lightweight, cost-effective, and can be built while using common 3D printing and PCB milling machines The complete design is licensed under the GNU General Public License v30 and all the documentation, schematics, and software are available in public repositories, like Zenodo, GitHub, and Instructables
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TL;DR: In this paper, an open source platform for rapid development of computer vision applications is presented, which makes it an open platform by abstracting the development process into core states and operations, and design open APIs to integrate third party tools as implementations of the operations.
Abstract: This paper introduces an open source platform for rapid development of computer vision applications. The platform puts the efficient data development at the center of the machine learning development process, integrates active learning methods, data and model version control, and uses concepts such as projects to enable fast iteration of multiple task specific datasets in parallel. We make it an open platform by abstracting the development process into core states and operations, and design open APIs to integrate third party tools as implementations of the operations. This open design reduces the development cost and adoption cost for ML teams with existing tools. At the same time, the platform supports recording project development history, through which successful projects can be shared to further boost model production efficiency on similar tasks. The platform is open source and is already used internally to meet the increasing demand from custom real world computer vision applications.