An electronic device is reliable if it is available for use most of the times throughout its life. The reliability can be affected by mishandling and use under abnormal operating conditions. High quality product cannot be achieved without proper verification and testing during the product development cycle. If the design is difficult to test, then it is very likely that most of the faults will ...

Today’s computer aided design systems are based on underlying technologies developed over 20 years ago. Although they have become a key part of the design process, and are ubiquitous in industrial product development processes, they usually come into play after the shape of the design has been created. In essence, today’s CAD systems are used to support design evaluation and analysis, and downs...

When NC State University recently hired me to lead a course concentration in sustainable design, I began hone on what product development and design translate its actionable applications. Sustainable of current future consumer products services are methods that create proactive versus reactive approach. The systems must start at the beginning phase ideation continue through entire process achie...

Product development uses the engineering design process to conceptualize and design new products, while relying on computer-aided application tools like CAD/CAE/CAM that are unfortunately designed for single users. In the absence of multiuser engineering applications, this paper uses surveys and facility visits to show an increased reliance on social communication tools for closing design colla...