Institutt for design
Recent Submissions
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Touchpoints and systems for unmanned autonomous urban ferry operation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Currently, both experimental and commercial autonomous ferry services have a safety operator onboard who monitors the ferry systems, takes care of the passengers' safety, and gives them the necessary information. Service ... -
Evaluating Graphical User Interfaces for Improving Depth Perception with Remote Crane Operators
(Chapter, 2024)Container cranes are traditionally operated by operators who work inside the crane’s cabin. Nowadays, there are also container cranes that can be operated remotely from control rooms. The change from on-site operation to ... -
Erfaringer fra prøvedriften av en selvkjørende byferge: Implikasjoner og anbefalinger for en selvkjørende fergetjeneste i Trondheim
(Research report, 2024)Selvkjørende byferger kan bidra til å flytte trafikk fra overfylte veier til nærmest tomme vannveier og skape nye snarveier over vannhindre i byer. Høsten 2022 satte NTNU i drift den selvkjørende byfergen «milliAmpere2» i ... -
Exploring VUI-Supported Mindfulness Techniques for Smoking Cessation
(Chapter, 2024)This study investigates the effectiveness of Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) in supporting mindfulness techniques for smoking cessation. We conducted a month-long between-subject study involving nine participants, comparing ... -
A pathway for plastic waste in construction materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Mass plastic production has exponentially increased plastic waste. The low rate of degradation causes plastic waste to end up in the oceans straining ecosystems globally. Besides pollution avoidance, reusing plastic waste ... -
Understanding battery perceptions: Design for user acceptance of repurposed batteries for household applications
(Master thesis, 2024)Denne masteroppgaven har som mål å utforske assosiasjoner, holdninger og oppfatninger rundt batterier for å veilede videre design av gjenbrukte elbilbatterier til bruk i hjemmet. Tidligere forskning har identifisert et ... -
Empowering Design Education for Sustainability: Integrating Sustainable Diary Development into Design Education
(Master thesis, 2024)Konseptet Utdanning for “Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)” oppstod for å møte det presserende behovet for å utdanne individer om miljøutfordringer og utstyre dem med essensielle ferdigheter innen bærekraft. Til ... -
An interpretable metric of visual aesthetics for GUI design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Computation-based aesthetics metrics have been developed to help designers predict visual aesthetics scores for GUI design. However, designers find these evaluative scores difficult to understand. This paper proposed an ... -
Investigating the correlation between visual representation flow, physical prototyping, and designers’ creativity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study aims to explore how prototypes, sketches and CAD models supported designers during the designers during the early ideation, idea development in the engineering design process flow. Using a mixed-methods study, ... -
Waylosing and wayfinding in the outdoors: a typology of wayfinding approaches to problem-solving when temporarily lost
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper presents the findings from a survey conducted in Norway to study the process of recovering from temporary disorientation in outdoor environments. The survey, with 693 respondents, investigated how individuals ... -
Sound Strategies for Safe Driving: Exploring Auditory Interventions to Counteract Passive Driver Fatigue
(Chapter, 2024)Cognitive underload may lead to passive driver fatigue in long, repetitive driving scenarios. While secondary tasks facilitated by in-car voice assistants can act as stimulants, they may distract drivers if not properly ... -
It’s Intertwined! Barriers and Motivations for Second-hand Product Consumption
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Second-hand product consumption is pivotal for the success of circular economies, yet engaging in the shopping transactions presents challenges. While still niche, these shopping channels validate consumers’ acceptance and ... -
Conceptualizing the nexus between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Governance
(Journal article, 2024)Since climate change is a multi-dimensional phenomena, policy, and regulatory aspects of the new nexus between digitalisation, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and adaptation span across multiples sectors and levels of ... -
Exploring the role of physical prototypes during co-creation activities at LEGO company using case study validation
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The impact of LEGO and analog objects in co-creating and prototyping ideas
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Conversational user interfaces for maritime autonomous surface ships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We propose integrating conversational user interfaces (CUIs) into Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) to facilitate direct communication with other ships without human intervention. The aim is to enable other ships ... -
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Automation Transparency for Nearby Vessels
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Design recommendations for XR-based motor rehabilitation exergames at home
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Acquired brain injuries pose significant societal and individual challenges worldwide. The adoption of XR technologies presents an opportunity to enhance current rehabilitation procedures. However, a comprehensive understanding ...