• openAccess   A metric for evaluating novelty and circularity as a whole in conceptual design proposals 

      Ruiz-Pastor, Laura; Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Royo González, Marta Elsevier (2022-01-17)
      Product design is one of the most important factors to introduce the circular economy model. In this discipline, the decisions made influence the whole life cycle of the product, since the raw material obtaining to the end ...
    • openAccess   An Ontology-based approach to integrating life cycle analysis and computer aided design 

      Abad Kelly, Jessica; Cebrián Tarrasón, David; Chulvi, Vicente Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2008)
      One of the principal problems faced by engineering design today is the exchange of product information across different applications and environments. Ontological engineering systems, an evolution of KBE (Knowledge-Based ...
    • openAccess   Analysis of attachment factors in small household EEE: An opportunity toward the circular economy 

      Mulet, Elena; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta Wiley (2022-04-07)
      Despite the fact that one of the goals of the circular economy is that products can be used for as long as possible, existing data show that the number of years that small household appliances are used until they are ...
    • openAccess   Analysis of parameters about useful life extension in 70 tools and methods related to eco-design and circular economy 

      Royo González, Marta; Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Ruiz-Pastor, Laura Wiley (2023)
      One of the approaches followed by the circular economy (CE) to achieve sustainability through design is product life extension. Extending the life of products to make them useful for as long as possible is a means to reduce ...
    • openAccess   Análisis de la aplicabilidad de métricas de medición de la circularidad en la fase de diseño conceptual de productos 

      Ruiz-Pastor, Laura; Mulet, Elena; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2019-07-10)
      In circular design, the products keep the resources in circulation during all life cycle phases as long as possible, without generating waste. The circular design helps to expand the Circular Economy in replacement of the ...
    • openAccess   Análisis de la extensión de la vida de uso en las herramientas y métodos de ecodiseño 

      Royo González, Marta; Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Ruiz-Pastor, Laura Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2020-07-07)
      The ideal scenario in Circular Economy is to close the circle by slowing down the loop, extending the life of the product making it useful for as long as possible, the opposite of programmed obsolescence. Conceptualizing ...
    • openAccess   Aplicabilidad de B-CUBE al sector servicios 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Vidal, Rosario Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2008)
      With the concept of globalization and the delegation of the tasks that major manpower need, the core of the economy of the capitals of the major world powers has derived to the tertiary sector (services sector). In this ...
    • openAccess   Aplicabilidad de los parámetros para alargar la vida de uso de herramientas y métodos de ecodiseño en conceptos 

      Royo González, Marta; Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Ruiz-Pastor, Laura; Bort-Martínez, Marina Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2021)
      Prolongar la extensión de la vida de uso de los productos es uno de los principios fomentados por la economía circular. Extendiéndola se consigue ralentizar los bucles de recursos lo que hace que se utilicen los productos ...
    • openAccess   Application of quchane methodology in professional design studios 

      Royo González, Marta; Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Felip, Francisco; Ruiz-Pastor, Laura AEIPRO (2022-07-05)
      As users' lives change, some products cease to be used because they are poorly adapted to new needs. Changing needs are understood as changes in the user's life which mean that the product is no longer useful and the ...
    • closedAccess   Assessment of the Relationships Among Design Methods, Design Activities, and Creativity 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Sonseca, Águeda; Mulet, Elena; Chakrabarti, Amaresh ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2012)
      This paper presents an experimental study that was conducted to compare the results obtained from using different design methods (brainstorming (BR), functional analysis (FA), and SCAMPER) in design processes. The objectives ...
    • openAccess   Automated design of customized implants 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Cebrián Tarrasón, David; Vidal, Rosario; Sancho, Álex Universidad de Antioquia (2013)
      Este artículo muestra un modelo que se postula como capaz para el diseño de un implante craneal personalizado directamente desde el proceso de toma de imágenes médica. La salida de este proceso de diseño se conseguirá en ...
    • openAccess   ¿Ayuda un entorno creativo a la adquisición de competencias creativas? 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta; García-García, Carlos; Felip, Francisco; Gual, Jaume Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2019-07-10)
      Numerous studies have shown that the environment affects creativity. This means that the creativity of an individual can be enhanced by placing him or her in an environment with the appropriate stimuli. However, these ...
    • openAccess   B-CUBE 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Vidal, Rosario; Cebrián Tarrasón, David Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2008)
      The terms Function, Behaviour, Structure have been used since the 1990s in order to define a framework where a system’s functionality can be modelled and represented: the FBS framework. Within this framework, Function ...
    • openAccess   B-Cube, Behavioural modelling of technical artefacts 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Vidal, Rosario Elsevier (2013-01)
      A new model, B-Cube, is described for managing knowledge at the behaviour level of the function–behaviour–structure framework. The model proposes a three-dimensional approach to the behavioural modelling of technical ...
    • openAccess   Bio-inspired design as a solution to generate creative and circular product concepts 

      Ruiz-Pastor, Laura; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta; Sampaio, João N. Taylor & Francis (2022-10-15)
      Consumers are showing a growing concern for the environment and sustainability, while they keep their interest in more creative products that ‘delight’ them and exceed their expectations. Consequently, designers must meet ...
    • openAccess   Comparison of the degree of creativity in the design outcomes using different design methods 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Mulet, Elena; Chakrabarti, Amaresh; López Mesa, María Belinda; González-Cruz, Carmen Taylor & Francis (2012)
      This work analyses the influence of several design methods on the degree of creativity of the design outcome. A design experiment has been carried out in which the participants were divided into four teams of three members, ...
    • openAccess   Creative experience in engineering design: the island exercise 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Rivera, Javier; Vidal, Rosario Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2014-06)
      This work addresses the challenge of stimulating creative thought in higher education. With this aim in mind, the article describes the development of a collaborative creativity exercise designed to improve students' ...
    • openAccess   La dimensión tecnológica para la innovación en la empresa 

      Chulvi, Vicente; Ruiz López, José Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2008)
      At the beginning of the 20th century, enterprises looked for productivity; about the middle of the century the target changed to quality; once concluded the century the looks hover in the innovation. Nowadays there exist ...
    • openAccess   Does the work environment affect designers' creativity during the creative phase depending on their personality profile? 

      García-García, Carlos; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta; Gual, Jaume; Felip, Francisco Elsevier (2019-09)
      Creativity is one of the fundamental elements to be taken into consideration in the conceptual design phases of the development of new industrial products. It is widely agreed that every individual is creative by nature ...
    • openAccess   Effect of disinhibition caused by humor as an unblocking of creativity in design 

      Bort Martinez, Marina; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta; Ruiz-Pastor, Laura Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO) (2023-07-10)
      IFixation in the conceptual design process is a problem that affects both creative thinking and the actions taken in the different stages of design. This problem negatively affects new concepts and can lead to undesired ...