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LOOKS LIKE BUT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF MASS PROPERTIES ON USER PERCEPTIONS OF RAPID PROTOTYPES

Part of: Human Behaviour and Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

H. Felton ,
J. Yon  and
B. Hicks
H. Felton*
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
J. Yon
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
B. Hicks
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
*
*harry.felton@bristol.ac.uk

Abstract

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Prototyping is a key part of the design process, with artefacts increasingly fabricated using 3D printing methods. However, these printed parts often lack internal structure and the mass properties of the artefact – mass, balance and moments of inertia – differ from the design. It is hypothesised that a stakeholder's assessment of a design is affected by this misrepresentation. The work presented demonstrates that mass properties have a significant effect on stakeholder perception of prototypes. This is done through a study of University of Bristol students and consultation with industry.

Keywords

prototyping3D printingrapid prototypingdesign toolsuser experience
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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1425 - 1434
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