| | Proposal and validation of a model for the development of design projects in the Colombian population BOP through the application of methods and tools as the HCD
Two thirds of the world are part of a population with low income and low annual income, with some restrictions on different aspects. Taking into account the experience gained in the development of social innovation projects in the Department of Product Design Engineering University Help EAFIT such as Manuel and Global Design for Kids, is to propose a model for design projects for the population BOP (Bottom of the Pyramid) and likewise Colombian validation. With the application of different methods and tools used in engineering and design as the HCD (Human Centered Design), can contribute to improving these communities in emerging markets.
| work | 1 | Sí | | | Application of a methodology for área structuring and implementation of research, development and innovation: Case study ASEI S.A.S.
| work | 2 | Sí | | | Development and implementation of a model of intervention and counseling for improving products in micro and small companies (Antioquia compite)
| work | 3 | Sí | | | This project aims to identify strategies to develop technological capabilities endogenous and exogenous linkage in Colombian manufacturing SMEs, based on the experience gained by the newly industrialized countries (PRI). The main objective is to reverse the current deindustrialization that the Colombian productive sector is experimenting, and return to sustained economic growth levels, and reach levels that enable the development of the country.
| work | 4 | Sí | | | 3D Decision support system for ubiquitous technologies
The product and service union is getting stronger, as a differentiator in the global markets. People use more technological elements everyday, being less aware of it, because the systems that make use of ubiquitous technologies are embedded in daily life. This is known as the phenomenon of "technology present in the absence" [Garnæs et. al, 2005]. To achieve this type of autonomous technologies, including intelligence in products, has became increasingly necessary. This intelligence in a ubiquitous system, can be found on the stage of information processing, where it is possible to implement decision support systems (DSS) that allow to make inference from data collected, which is at the same time updated to respond to situations not previously defined. This project aims to generate a proposal for the definition of a decision support system, whose inputs are data collected by an ubiquitous system, and its operation is based on artificial intelligence techniques.
| work 2 | 1 | Sí | | | Semantic Fusion in Context: Ubiquitous Technology, Decisions support System and Hybrid Prototyping (1st Stage)
EAFIT University through its “Design Engineering Research Group” (GRID) and the “Computed Aided Design Engineering (CADE) Section” from the Technological University of DELFT (TuDelft) has been working in Ubiquitous Technology (UT), Decision Support Systems (DSS) and Hybrid Prototyping (HP) as single subjects. However, due to the increasingly importance of Product Service System (PSS) concept, the development of a semantic knowledge fuzzion which integrates all these topics could be useful. This integration can be applied in areas such as health, mobility, maintenance, among others, where the countinuos data sensing, processing and interaction is required.
In the present project the Semantic Knowledge fuzzion is proposed to be studied out through the development and implementation of an adaptive flexible system which allows non-trained users to execute product maintenance tasks in domestic environments. This application is proposed to be conducted as part of a Phd topic. In order to begin with the research, a literature review is required for providing theorical foundation and justification. In this project a state of the art of UT, DSS and HP is proposed, in order to understand each topic and identifying ways to integrate them for building up a solution system for technical assistance.
| work 2 | 2 | Sí | | | Appropriation of advanced PLM software - Case study: Use of CATIA V6 and the module for "Systems Engineering (RFLP)" to solve high complexity engineering problems
The main goal of the project is to work with the software CATIA V6, specifically the Systems Engineering module and RFLP (Requirements, Functional, Logical and Physical Design). This will be done in order to gain experience and set a precedent on the use of PLM-edge technologies, applied in the solution of engineering problems with high complexity. One of the great advantages of CATIA V6 Systems Engineering, is the ability to run and analyze simulations of mechanical and mechatronic systems, all with the purpose of having full control of the requirements and parameters of a product, based on the 3D model, and eliminating the need to produce models and physical prototypes to validate results. | work 3 | 1 | Sí | | | Appropriation of advanced PLM: Case study - Collaborative Project ENIM-EAFIT (1st Phase)
This consists on the establishment of technology transfer strategies, and it started with a proposal made by the Enim University (France), to the EAFIT University. The proposal was based on the development of a collaborative project with the ENIM, and 11 other universities worldwide, and it consisted on the use of the latest generation of PLM software developed by Dassault Systemes, which is incorporated into the Catia V6 platform.
| work 3 | 2 | Sí | | | Implementation of PLM tools in the development of engineering projects "Product Lifecycle Management", also known as PLM, is an strategy that seeks to associate the market requirements, giving a unified and relevant through collaborative systems involved in the entire product lifecycle, supported by a number of high-tech tools.
EAFIT University, which is aware of the importance that technology has in the performance of engineering, is planning to impact the national productive sector with the implementation of PLM tools for engineering development projects. This project is part of the group formed by the deanship of engineering, in order to mobilize the necessary actions for the technological implementation of the new building of engineering, especially for the 5th floor which is the engineering section managed collaborative PLM tools. The PLM strategy aims to create, manage, and share information, ranging from the generation of ideas, through the selection of materials, manufacturing, etc. Including the use maintenance, to recycling of the product. The project (focused on the design and engineering phases) consists on the implementation of PLM systems at that university, through the identification, formalization and improvement of processes, methods and tools for the development of an engineering project.
| work 3 | 3 | Sí | | | Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) strategy and Business Process Reengineering (BPR) were successfully integrated inside the engineering unit of a company from the Architecture-Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry. The corporative knowledge was captured and the engineering processes were identified, analyzed and improved through BPR methodology, also the use of Business Process Modeling (BPM) tools allowed the visual understanding of process components and interactions and provides an organized way to properly introduce the com-bine elements into the PLM software modules.
The standardization of working methods and document management procedures and conventions allowed the creation of a common language for the multi-project team. In addition, proper distribution and communication of knowledge were executed through the PLM collaborative configuration. The integration resulted in proper capture, storage, distribution and communication of knowledge throughout the organization. Although the PLM Software prove to be an asserted IT tool to store, distribute and communicate explicit knowledge, it is also evident that the tacit knowledge shared between interviews and work sessions performed to discern engineering process in this case study, enhanced the personal knowledge of each company member. Strategies to share this tacit knowledge must be also implemented in the company to capitalize the experience of the employees in their combine working areas.
In this project, an implementation methodology for new product development was used. This approach uses emerging technologies such as PLM and BPM combined with Knowledge Management that help reduce communication glitches among project members. BPR was used to identify best practices and processes that would enable companies to increase their control over product development and defining key project milestones and deliverables. PLM systems can contribute in different ways, such as retention of the knowledge, enhancement of project and process reuse and quality improvement through standardization acknowledgements.
This research has been by the Colombian Administrative Department of Science and Technology (Colciencias) trough grant number 1216-502-27393. The research team also acknowledges the company´s engineering staff for their commitment to the project.
| work 3 | 4 | Sí | | | Implementation of a PLM module focused on local industry Due to the imminent implementation of the PLM strategy in the local industry, EAFIT University, through the research group in Engineering Design, has been working on the project "Implementation of PLM tools for the development of engineering projects" (code 173-000030) which aims to develop a project management model, based on this type of strategies. One of the facts showed by this investigation, is that many of the current PLM systems are developed taking as a base the processes that are difficult to carry out in the local environment due to the nature and dynamics that it has, and although the most relevant industrial sectors of the country have a big potential for the application of this type of strategies, tools like Aras Innovator Open Source, that are the most viable solutions for the implementation in the Colombian industrial environment, do not count with modules to manage this kind of applications. For this reason, this project aims to adapt, through the development of specialized modules, the Open Source tool: "Aras Innovator" to the local environment needs, in one of the most important industries of the country, that will be selected, taking as a base one study that allows to establish their impact on the local environment and the potential that it has to implement PLM strategies, as the continuation of the project "implementation of PLM tools for the development of engineering projects" (code 173-000030).
| work 3 | 5 | Sí | | | Methodology for the design of small wind turbines (SWT) supported in PLM tools
The research project involves the development of a methodology for small wind turbines (SWT Small Wind Turbine) design, with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) tools. The project includes the procedures and records (documentation), equations, data, curves, where there are variables that will allow to make the necessary decisions for the context selection, the design of the small wind turbine that is required, the materials, among others. These records and procedures are built and stored, in order to allow the companies to make design decision and to implement an SWT in the right place, according to this variables and equations defined.
| work 3 | 6 | Sí | | | The virtual product modeling through CAD packages, in the conceptual design stage and detailed stages, is usually developed in environments completely unrelated to the real context in which the product will belong. This creates a gap of time and space, that becomes more noticeable in the stages of validation and correction, generating an interactive process until the product has fulfilled all the technical requirements. This is why the scientific community decided to develop modeling tools using natural interfaces, in which the designer sets aside the interaction with the computer to interact more with the product itself.
| work 4 | 1 | Sí | | | Implementation of an augmented reality platform to support the product design process
This project aims to identify the needs that can be fulfilled, and the possible applications to the process of product development, by designing and implementing a simple augmented reality platform in design engineering department of the University EAFIT. It seeks to analyze the type of complementary tools that enhance user perception by stimulating as many senses as possible. The presentation of the ideas and products in early stages of the design process can reduce lead times and improve the quality of these, in addition, the use of virtual tools allows users to have a more intuitive and convenient way to work.
| work 4 | 2 | Sí | | | Evaluation of brain-computer interfaces and virtual reality for the rehabilitation of patients with tetraplegia-3rd phase
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) allow for communication between the human brain and computers. They have been used to create systems able to generate control over a software or mechatronic device, becoming an important tool for the rehabilitation of handicapped people, especially for patients with quadriplegia. Due to the importance of BCIs, any attempt to improve their response has a great value. The first device used was the Epoc Emotiv, which translates brain signals into digital information, this device was interfaced with a powered electric wheelchair obtaining good results but the user tests showed that it wasn’t very precise. The actual device uses the tongue which aims to provide a more precise, robust, secure, inalambric and low cost solution using existing electronics sensors such as Force Sensing Resistors (FSR) or Reed Magnetic Switch without the need of a computer for processing the information, replaced by a microcontroller, some signal conditioning, sensors and wireless communication devices.
| work 4 | 3 | Sí | | | Application of virtual reality to the concept evaluation phase in the product design process This project aims to research about how virtual reality technologies can improve the evaluation process of design concepts by getting an earlier feedback from the users' perception of the concepts in their own context in order to reduce costs, time and conceive products that fit the users' needs.
| work 4 | 4 | Sí | | | Development of a methodology for the design of customized products
The ergonomic design examines the extent to which products and environments satisfy people who use them. A design compatible with the human body, promotes safety, productivity and comfort. This project aims to implement a methodology for the design of customized products, from obtaining user anatomical geometry, using medical image processing and three-dimensional scans by scanner. These products will be validated by performing analysis structurally Finite Element Method and functional and formally evaluated by their manufacture, using advanced manufacturing techniques such as rapid prototyping. The project seeks to determine what ergonomic and functional benefits to humans would bring customized computer-aided design.
| work 6 | 1 | Sí | | | Towards technical support system for Cyber-Physical Greenhouse System (1st Stage)
The implementation of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) as Mission Critical Systems in greenhouses, are becoming more common everyday. However, due to the criticality of these kind of systems, it is required for them to be always available, in order to ensure the properly system operation. Owing to the characteristics of CPS which combines physical and cyber technologies, through the implementation of heterogeneous devices and software, it does not exist any maintenance strategy which assures the system availability. Accordingly, Cyber-Physical Greenhouse systems (CPGS) needs a new maintenance concept, because the principals cannot be derived from those applied to traditional production and household utility systems. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge in this field which prevents achieving the highest level of availability for this kind of systems. Considering this existing knowledge gap, one objective of our research is to determine how to achieve the highest level of system availability for CPGS. The project here proposed is the first phase of this PhD project which will be conducted as part of a collaborative PhD project between EAFIT University (Colombia) and Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). Due to that, it will also contribute to strengthen the relationship between both universities and will allow a technology and knowledge transfer between them.
| work 6 | 2 | Sí | | | Modeling and processing of knowledge rules, in a constraint design form, to support the creation of Constraint Satisfaction Models
The collaborative and distributed definition of the Constraint Satisfaction Model (Constraint Satisfaction Problem CSP), for applications in product design, requires validation of the model components, during the design definition, using a tool that supports the distributed work and facilitates the definition of new models, through reuse of predefined knowledge. Through this project, it is proposed to manage knowledge, presented as restrictions, while defining CSP models, through comparison of classification of the restrictions, to ensure its uniqueness in the model. Additionally it is proposed to validate the dimensional consistency of the mathematical expression that represents the restriction, in order to ensure that the model incorporates and groups all the knowledge from the experts in all the stages of the product life cycle.
| work 5 | 1 | Sí | | | Definition and implementation of an intelligent tutorial for outsorcing design knowledge
The development of constraint satisfaction models (CSP) in a collaborative way for its application in product design, demands the design knowledge representation according to a well defined model. This includes the experts involved in the creation of the model and that are related to all stages of the product life cycle, converting tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, in other words, to externalize the gained knowledge through their careers. Through this project is intended to implement a process that helps the expert to externalize his knowledge, making the definition and development of intelligent tutorials, through the application of artificial intelligence techniques, that allow the user to have a mental process, where tacit knowledge can become explicit knowledge, enriching and accelerating the process of CSP modeling, and improving the application made during the project "Analysis and modeling of knowledge for collaborative product development ." | work 5 | 2 | Sí | | | Analysis and modeling of knowledge for collaborative product development (1st Stage)
The distributed exchange of knowledge for integrated product design, allows to develop products according to the constraints of the different areas of knowledge that a company has. Currently, the design teams do not take advantage of the optimal exploitation that the technical knowledge can offer, to prevent, from the early stages of the design, the potential implications that design decisions can have in further stages of a product's life cycle. Digital techniques, such as optimization, combinatorial analysis or operations research, generally are used to strengthen the systematic engineering, allowing us to search for better consensus. These techniques, in combination with preliminary design, can reinforce and accelerate decision making, and can also make easier to redirect it, using an explicit model of expertise. Each of these approaches necessarily rests on calculation models and exhaustive knowledge models. The performance of these models implies an approach of capitalization, formalization and standardization. However, nowadays, these operations must necessarily be established in a distributed, multicultural and geographically widespread work environment. Therefore, the process modeling should be interactive, respecting the technical, cultural, temporal and spatial organization of the design process. This project aims to strengthen the process of building knowledge models in order to improve the quality of them and make them universal. We will work on the formalization of a method based on artificial intelligence tools (Multi -Agents , Fuzzy Logic) to assist the construction of knowledge models, respecting the fundamental nature of the design process. | work 5 | 3 | Sí | | | Analysis and modeling of knowledge for collaborative product development (2nd Stage) The Research Group in Product Design Engineering, through the project "Analysis and modeling of knowledge for collaborative product development " (Code 173-000041), has been developing a prototype system based on systems Multi - Agents, to support distributed design groups, in the creation of "Constraint satisfaction problems". During the prototype development, was evident that there are opportunities for improvement in some aspects. Through the project presented below, it is proposed to continue the development done before, posing significant improvements in the treatment of knowledge in terms of variables and constraints from artificial intelligence techniques, based on a Multi - Agents platform to support distributed groups participating in the process, and to ensure the uniqueness of the variables and the dimensional consistency of the constraints.
| work 5 | 4 | Sí | | | Due to the physical expansion, and the growth of the amount of internal documentation at the EAFIT University, the document management center (CAD), in conjunction with the research group in product design engineering, identified the need to create a more efficient transport system, in order to achieve a fast delivery, in response to the unscheduled contingencies and improve the messengers workstation. The guideline of the whole design process is based on the methodology used in the subjects "Proyecto 7" and "Proyecto 8", taught in the EAFIT University, starting from identification of the need to build the prototype. After performing this first stage was concluded, that the electric vehicle meets the characteristics necessary to carry out the project.
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This project aims to design and verify the control system for an electric omnidirectional vehicle, with a maximum load capacity of 200 kg, which will move between indoors. Includes defining the motors, controllers, wheels, controls and user interfaces, sensors and actuators and the development and verification through computer simulations, of the algorithm that will control the displacement.
| work 8 | 2 | Sí | | | This project aims to design and verify the control system for an electric omnidirectional vehicle, with a maximum load capacity of 200 kg, which will move between indoors. Includes defining the motors, controllers, wheels, controls and user interfaces, sensors and actuators and the development and verification through computer simulations, of the algorithm that will control the displacement.
| work 8 | 3 | Sí | | | | work 8 | 4 | Sí | | | | work 8 | 5 | Sí | | | EAFIT-EPM Solar Car The Primavera Project, represented Colombia in the World Solar Challenge 2013, the solar cars race that crossed the Australian desert between the 6th and 13th of October. This initiative, unique in our country, is a big challenge for the Design and Engineering areas, and it has implied a significative effort from all the involved participantes and the supporting organizations. NATIONAL ENGINEERING AWARD 2014
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| work 8 | 6 | Sí | | | Due to the continuous development of prototypes built in the Product Design Engineering program, it is aimed to develop a methodology that will help students and researchers to bring their prototypes to a stage of systematical industrialization. The analysis and development of this methodology will be based on a case study, the process of industrialization of an electric vehicle prototype, that was built for the Document Management Center (CAD) of the EAFIT University.
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This project aims to study the integration of supporting informatics tools for the design and development process of industrial products, oriented to the information creation, management and analysis. The acquired and taught knowledge should briing the design engineer closer to the informatic methodologies and tools, oriented to the management and facilitation of the product life cycle. According to this purpose, the necessary information, courses, scientific fields and research projects will be defined. The study aims to address tools different from the ones that are traditionaly used in the modeling, simulation and manufacturing (CAD / CAM / CAE), because they are being studied by other research groups.
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