Research On Design Assist Toolkit Based On Opensource Hardware

With the improvement of product complexity,higher requirements are put forward for the ability of designers.Designers not only need to consider the appearance of the product structure,but also need to consider the complex interaction process.Due to the lack of basic engineering knowledge,designers have to face new challenges in the construction of design prototype.Open source hardware is an effective tool for designers to combine engineering technology with design,such as Arduino platform,is popular among designers because of its openness and easy access.At the same time,it is widely used because it does not require the designer to have the background of electronics and programming.This thesis analyzes the application status and pain points of opensource hardware in design by sorting out the application literature of opensource hardware in design.At present,opensource hardware is mainly used in the construction of product interaction prototype and interaction device.In the design process,it is mainly involved in the two stages of concept generation and prototype making.Through the analysis of the existing opensource hardware tools,it is found that the existing tools mainly structure the information,provide support for designers in the prototype building stage,and facilitate designers to retrieve the specific hardware information and use methods,but lack of intervention in the design concept generation stage.As a tool with a long history,card tool has the advantages of supporting ideas and promoting teamwork.According to current situation and pain points of opensource hardware in design,this thesis proposes a toolkit with card tool as the core.The toolkit is composed of card tools and websites connected by QR code and NFC.It supports designers in concept generation and prototyping,and promotes the better use of opensource hardware in design.It provides support for designers in concept generation and prototyping stage,and promotes the better use of opensource hardware in design.Through the analysis of the existing card tools from the use range,use purpose,use stage,specific design and other aspects,this thesis summarizes the general process of card tool design to support the design of the card tools.In the verification stage,the effectiveness of the toolkit is verified in the form of workshops in undergraduate and graduate classes,and the deficiencies found in the workshops are improved.Finally,the effectiveness and use process of the improved toolkit are further explained through design practice.The whole toolkit can effectively promote the use of opensource hardware in the design,provide a certain reference for the design of card tools,and prove its feasibility in education application.