Design to Connect

Design to Connect is a cooperation between Howest University, Industrial Design Center and Ghent University, Laboratory Soete. The aim of the research is to create a methodology to support (industrial) designers to design mechanical connections and joining methods considering mechanical and user centred factors in the total product life. This paper gives a short overview of the most important existing methods, guidelines and tools to design and select mechanical connections. It also situate the research project and its potential added value for product designers to the existing methods. Finally a basic framework for developing the new methodology is created: Design to Connect (D2C).

ISBN:9789490726003

Jaar van publicatie:2010

Toegankelijkheid:Closed