Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models
How to design highly reputable and hot-selling products is an essential issue in product design. Whether consumers choose a product depends largely on their perception of the product image. A consumer-oriented design approach presented in this paper helps product designers incorporate consumers’ per...
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| description | How to design highly reputable and hot-selling products is an essential issue in product design. Whether consumers choose a product depends largely on their perception of the product image. A consumer-oriented design approach presented in this paper helps product designers incorporate consumers’ perceptions of product forms in the design process. The consumer-oriented design approach uses quantification theory type I, grey prediction (the linear modeling technique), and neural networks (the nonlinear modeling technique) to determine the optimal form combination of product design for matching a given product image. An experimental study based on the concept of Kansei Engineering is conducted to collect numerical data for examining the relationship between consumers’ perception of product image and product form elements of personal digital assistants (PDAs). The result of performance comparison shows that the QTTI model is good enough to help product designers determine the optimal form combination of product design. Although the PDA form design is used as a case study, the approach is applicable to other consumer products with various design elements and product images. The approach provides an effective mechanism for facilitating the consumer-oriented product design process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-165d2793c36c4ae2bc08497eee2991862025-02-03T05:46:48ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/689842689842Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis ModelsYang-Cheng Lin0Chung-Hsing Yeh1Chen-Cheng Wang2Chun-Chun Wei3Department of Arts and Design, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974, TaiwanFaculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, AustraliaDepartment of Computer Simulation and Design, Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung 845, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanHow to design highly reputable and hot-selling products is an essential issue in product design. Whether consumers choose a product depends largely on their perception of the product image. A consumer-oriented design approach presented in this paper helps product designers incorporate consumers’ perceptions of product forms in the design process. The consumer-oriented design approach uses quantification theory type I, grey prediction (the linear modeling technique), and neural networks (the nonlinear modeling technique) to determine the optimal form combination of product design for matching a given product image. An experimental study based on the concept of Kansei Engineering is conducted to collect numerical data for examining the relationship between consumers’ perception of product image and product form elements of personal digital assistants (PDAs). The result of performance comparison shows that the QTTI model is good enough to help product designers determine the optimal form combination of product design. Although the PDA form design is used as a case study, the approach is applicable to other consumer products with various design elements and product images. The approach provides an effective mechanism for facilitating the consumer-oriented product design process.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/689842 |
| spellingShingle | Yang-Cheng Lin Chung-Hsing Yeh Chen-Cheng Wang Chun-Chun Wei Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models |
| title_full | Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models |
| title_short | Is the Linear Modeling Technique Good Enough for Optimal Form Design? A Comparison of Quantitative Analysis Models |
| title_sort | is the linear modeling technique good enough for optimal form design a comparison of quantitative analysis models |
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