In this paper we propose the use of design capability indices for use in robust design. These indices allow the design requirements to vary within a certain range. Design capability indices are based on process capability indices from statistical process control and provide an alternate approach to the use of Taguchi’s signal-to-noise ratio which is often used for robust design. Successful impl...

Early education is a key element for the future success of students in the education system. This work analyzes the feasibility of using augmented reality contents with preschool students (four and five years old) as a tool for improving their learning process. A quasi experimental design based on a nonequivalent groups posttest-only design was used. A didactic unit has been developed around th...

Order picking is the process of retrieving products from storage in response to a specific customer order. Although this process’ design has significant impact on warehouse global performance, a practical-oriented design procedure is still lacking in literature. This paper presents a novel order picking system design methodology based on Design for Six Sigma approach, that aims to assist design...

Research on practical design verification techniques has long been impeded by the lack of published and yet detailed error data. Over the last few years we have systematically collected design error data from a number of academic microprocessor design projects. We present an analysis of this data and report on the lessons learned in the collection effort.

The notion of design patterns, after architect Christopher Alexander, provides a powerful way to capture and describe reusable design knowledge for complex domains. In this position paper we present the idea of design patterns for molecular biology experiments, and discuss how they may be utilized to support experimental design reuse, reproducibility, and a platform for linking experiments. Des...

Over the course of 16 weeks four graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University worked together to conduct 14 experiments and create 6 prototypes for the Oculus Rift Developers Kit. Their goal was to make experiences that would change how people would perceive virtual reality games. This tutorial is a look at how to approach the Oculus Rift in general, and what you should do if you want to pus...

Software testing practitioners have an array of testing techniques to choose from to test their software. Nevertheless, there is little empirical evidence about the capability of each technique to detect specific types of defects. As a result, when selecting and combining the testing techniques for a project, practitioners must rely on their own experience. This paper studies the behaviour of t...

This paper has two objectives. Firstly, it seeks to promote discussion and debate about the need to encourage experimentation of the claims in the field of software engineering. The software community’s lack of concern for the need for the aforesaid experimentation is slowing down adoption of new technology by organizations unfurnished with objective data that show the benefits of the new artif...