Using rapid prototypes for functional evaluation of evolutionary product designs

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Dutson, Alan J ^a   Wood, Kristin L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Product design; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; COSTS; HEADPHONES; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; PRODUCT FUNCTIONS; SIMILITUDE TECHNIQUES; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPES;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 20444496527     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540510601246     Document Type: Article

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