FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device

Liberman-Pincu, Ela; Bitan, Yuval

doi:10.3390/app11030985

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FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device

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Ela Liberman-Pincu

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and

Yuval Bitan

^2,3,*

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Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 8410501, Israel

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Department of Health Systems Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 8410501, Israel

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Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

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Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 985; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030985

Submission received: 11 December 2020 / Revised: 17 January 2021 / Accepted: 19 January 2021 / Published: 22 January 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Requirements in Design Processes: Open Issues, Relevance and Implications)

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The overall goal of the novel Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel, and Evaluation (FULE) user-centered methodology for product design proposed in this paper is to develop usable and aesthetic products. Comprising several product design methods, this novel methodology we devised focuses on the product designer’s role and responsibility. Following the first three formative assessment phases that define the product’s functionality, usability, and look-and-feel, the summative evaluation phase not only assesses the product, but also provide guidelines to its implementation, marketing, and support. A case study devoted to the design of an autonomous medical device illustrates how the FULE methodology can provide the designer with tools to better select among design alternatives and contribute to reducing bias and subjective decisions.

Keywords: design methods; design process; detailed design; new product development; FULE methodology; user-centered design; usability; aesthetics

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Liberman-Pincu, E.; Bitan, Y. FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030985

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Liberman-Pincu E, Bitan Y. FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(3):985. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030985

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Liberman-Pincu, Ela, and Yuval Bitan. 2021. "FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device" Applied Sciences 11, no. 3: 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030985

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Liberman-Pincu, E., & Bitan, Y. (2021). FULE—Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology—Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical Device. Applied Sciences, 11(3), 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030985

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