Rapid Design and Manufacture of Wearable Computers - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Rapid Design and Manufacture of Wearable Computers

Susan Finger, M. Terk, E. Subrahmanian, C. Kasabach, Fritz B. Prinz, Daniel Siewiorek, A. Smailagic, J. Stivorek, and Lee Weiss
Journal Article, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 63 - 70, February, 1996

Abstract

Advances in computational science and engineering have changed profoundly both the artifacts we can realize and the processes by which we realize them. This article looks at the impact of these new technologies on the design of wearable computers covering three main areas: new design tools and approaches, new manufacturing technologies, and new uses of information technologies. We will show how we at the Engineering Design Research Center (EDRC) at Carnegie Mellon have used the wearable computer project as a testbed in which to integrate research on rapid design and manufacturing. In our research, we have designed, manufactured, and used our own tools as well as observing their use by others - where the tools include wearable computers, design analysis programs, and information organization tools. Through this process, we have learned about design education and design practice, and we have uncovered new issues for design research.

BibTeX

@article{Finger-1996-14085,
author = {Susan Finger and M. Terk and E. Subrahmanian and C. Kasabach and Fritz B. Prinz and Daniel Siewiorek and A. Smailagic and J. Stivorek and Lee Weiss},
title = {Rapid Design and Manufacture of Wearable Computers},
journal = {Communications of the ACM},
year = {1996},
month = {February},
volume = {39},
number = {2},
pages = {63 - 70},
}