Product Development and Engineering Design

This sub-research area focuses on the development of innovative and sustainable products through engineering design. Engineering design is a discipline that deals with designing products and complex systems efficiently and sustainably. This sub-research area also includes the design of human-machine interfaces and visual communication. The human factor and its study are key aspects of this research area.

ERC sectors

  • PE8_7 Mechanical engineering
  • PE8_9 Production technology, process engineering
  • PE8_10 Manufacturing engineering and industrial design
  • PE8_11 Environmental engineering, e.g. sustainable design, waste and water treatment, recycling, regeneration or recovery of compounds, carbon capture & storage
  • PE7_9 Man-machine interfaces

Keywords

  • Product development
  • Engineering design
  • Industrial design
  • Visual communication
  • Human-machine interaction
  • Human-centered design