Abstract: Prototyping is an important part of the design process, but researchers currently have a limited understanding of how the resources invested in a prototype or designer teams’ intent for a prototype influence decision-making ...

Abstract: Prototyping is a crucial part of new product development, and engineers and designers rely on prototyping to bring novel technologies to market. In recent years, tech-based startups like Tesla or Udacity have revolutionized ...

Abstract: Functional modeling allows an engineer or a designer to separate component architecture from the purpose or the objective of a system. Many engineering design textbooks introduce functional modeling as a tool to aid with ...