Understanding the use of information objects in collaborative design processes for mass personalised products

The proposed project examines how CAD models and related digital information objects can be structured and supported to improve collaboration in the development of mass-personalised products. Using an industry-based case context, the intern will identify what different stakeholders need to see and understand when reviewing and verifying a CAD model, then define practical supporting materials such as a structured information package, annotation guidance, and a minimal checklist of key context to accompany model exchange. The University of Toronto team will benefit from a concrete applied case that strengthens its research on CAD-mediated collaboration and provides transferable requirements and examples for future studies. The University of Zagreb will benefit from methodological guidance and refined research outputs that can be carried forward into the intern’s PhD work and into future joint publications and collaboration.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alison Olechowski

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Partner:

University of Zagreb

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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