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Investigating Unconscious Verbal Mimicry as a Measure of Empathy in Design

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Oluwatoba Fabunmi, Saman Halgamuge, Katja Holtta-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. June 2025, 147(6): 061402.
Paper No: MD-24-1644
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068532
Published Online: May 8, 2025
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Topics: Design
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Repurposing as a Decommissioning Strategy for Complex Systems: A Systematic Review

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Shenal Dilanjaya Hewa Witharanage, Kevin Otto, Wen Li, Katja Holtta-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Mech. Des. May 2025, 147(5): 050801.
Paper No: MD-24-1199
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067090
Published Online: December 10, 2024
View Articletitled, Repurposing as a Decommissioning Strategy for Complex Systems: A Systematic Review
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Topics: Complex systems, Design, Nuclear decommissioning, Wind turbines, Economics , Blades, Electric vehicle batteries
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Large Language Models for Predicting Empathic Accuracy Between a Designer and a User

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Oluwatoba Fabunmi, Saman Halgamuge, Daniel Beck, Katja Holtta-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. April 2025, 147(4): 041401.
Paper No: MD-24-1451
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067227
Published Online: December 10, 2024
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Topics: Design, Large language models, Semantics, Data collection
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A Repurposable Attribute Basis for Identifying Repurposing Opportunities in Decommissioned Products

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Shenal Dilanjaya Hewa Witharanage, Kevin Otto, Wen Li, Katja Holtta-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. February 2025, 147(2): 022001.
Paper No: MD-24-1281
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066127
Published Online: August 28, 2024
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Topics: Blades, Creativity, Cycles, Large language models, Materials properties, Nuclear decommissioning, Wind turbines, Bridges (Structures), Metals, Sheet metal
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Critical Thinking Assessment in Engineering Education: A Scopus-Based Literature Review

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Saurabh Deo, Katja Hölttä-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Mech. Des. July 2024, 146(7): 072301.
Paper No: MD-23-1190
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064275
Published Online: January 30, 2024
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Topics: Design, Engineering education, Students, Education, Databases, Performance
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Special Issue: Emerging Technologies and Methods for Early-Stage Product Design and Development

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Mohsen Moghaddam, Tucker Marion, Katja Holtta-Otto, Kate Fu, Alison Olechowski, Christopher McComb
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Guest Editorial
J. Mech. Des. April 2023, 145(4): 040301.
Paper No: MD-23-1008
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056744
Published Online: February 28, 2023
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Topics: Design, Product design
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Automatic Facial Expression Analysis as a Measure of User-Designer Empathy

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Aleksi Salmi, Jie Li, Katja Holtta-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. March 2023, 145(3): 031403.
Paper No: MD-22-1331
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056494
Published Online: January 9, 2023
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Topics: Design, Physiology, Product design, Electromyography, Sensors, Design methodology, Facial recognition, Muscle
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Inconstant Empathy—Interpersonal Factors That Influence the Incompleteness of User Understanding

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Jie Li, Katja Hölttä-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. February 2023, 145(2): 021403.
Paper No: MD-22-1176
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056232
Published Online: December 12, 2022
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Topics: Cultural diversity, Design
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Efficient Design Guidelines for Innovative Aerial Robot Design

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Chee How Tan, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Shaohui Foong
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. November 2022, 144(11): 111403.
Paper No: MD-21-1678
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054938
Published Online: July 25, 2022
View Articletitled, Efficient Design Guidelines for Innovative Aerial Robot Design
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Topics: Design, Robots
Journal Articles

Idea Generation Mechanisms: Comparing the Influence of Classification, Combination, Building on Others, and Stimulation Mechanisms on Ideation Effectiveness

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Saurabh Deo, Aimane Blej, Senni Kirjavainen, Katja Hölttä-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. December 2021, 143(12): 121403.
Paper No: MD-20-1723
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051239
Published Online: July 19, 2021
View Articletitled, Idea Generation Mechanisms: Comparing the Influence of Classification, Combination, Building on Others, and Stimulation Mechanisms on Ideation Effectiveness
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Topics: Creativity, Design, Errors, Performance, Reliability
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Deconstruction of Idea Generation Methods Into a Framework of Creativity Mechanisms

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Senni Kirjavainen, Katja Hölttä-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. March 2021, 143(3): 031401.
Paper No: MD-20-1399
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048539
Published Online: November 10, 2020
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Topics: Creativity, Design, Design methodology, Innovation, Teams
Journal Articles

Special Issue: Analysis and Design of Sociotechnical Systems

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Babak Heydari, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jitesh Panchal, Michel-Alexandre Cardin, Katja Holtta-Otto, Gül E. Kremer
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Guest Editorial
J. Mech. Des. December 2020, 142(12): 121101.
Paper No: MD-20-1676
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048699
Published Online: November 2, 2020
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Topics: Design, Engineering systems and industry applications
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Incorporating Field Effects Into Functional Product-System Architecting Methods

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Kevin Otto, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Roozbeh Sanaei, Kristin L. Wood
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. April 2020, 142(4): 041402.
Paper No: MD-18-1114
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044839
Published Online: November 1, 2019
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Topics: Control equipment, Design, Ejectors, Flow (Dynamics), Engines, Motors, Magnetic fields, Separation (Technology)
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Special Issue: Analysis and Design of Sociotechnical Systems

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Babak Heydari, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jitesh Panchal, Michel-Alexandre Cardin, Katja Holtta-Otto, Gül E. Kremer, Wei Chen
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Announcements
J. Mech. Des. November 2019, 141(11): 118001.
Paper No: MD-19-1663
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029150
Published Online: October 16, 2019
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Topics: Design
Journal Articles

The Characteristics of Innovative, Mechanical Products—10 Years Later

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Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto, Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Timothy Li, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Warren Seering
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Mech. Des. August 2018, 140(8): 084501.
Paper No: MD-17-1740
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039851
Published Online: May 28, 2018
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Topics: Innovation, Mechanical products
Journal Articles

Special Issue: Design Theory and Methodology

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Matthew I. Campbell, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Julie Linsey
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Guest Editorial
J. Mech. Des. October 2016, 138(10): 100301.
Paper No: MD-16-1507
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034269
Published Online: September 2, 2016
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Topics: Design methodology, Design theory, Design
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Design for Sustainable Use of Appliances: A Framework Based on User Behavior Observations

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Chathura Withanage, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto, Kristin Wood
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Mech. Des. October 2016, 138(10): 101102.
Paper No: MD-15-1706
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034084
Published Online: August 30, 2016
View Articletitled, Design for Sustainable Use of Appliances: A Framework Based on User Behavior Observations
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Topics: Design, Energy consumption, Sustainability
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Global Views on Modular Design Research: Linking Alternative Methods to Support Modular Product Family Concept Development

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Kevin Otto, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Timothy W. Simpson, Dieter Krause, Sebastian Ripperda, Seung Ki Moon
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Mech. Des. July 2016, 138(7): 071101.
Paper No: MD-15-1628
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033654
Published Online: May 30, 2016
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Topics: Design
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System Architecture, Level of Decomposition, and Structural Complexity: Analysis and Observations

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GwangKi Min, Eun Suk Suh, Katja Hölttä-Otto
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Mech. Des. February 2016, 138(2): 021102.
Paper No: MD-15-1240
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032091
Published Online: December 21, 2015
View Articletitled, System Architecture, Level of Decomposition, and Structural Complexity: Analysis and Observations
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Topics: Complex systems, Design, Elasticity, Engineering systems and industry applications, System architecture, Systems analysis, Printing, Architecture
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Developing World Users as Lead Users: A Case Study in Engineering Reverse Innovation

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Benjamin M. Judge, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Amos G. Winter, V
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Mech. Des. July 2015, 137(7): 071406.
Paper No: MD-14-1613
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030057
Published Online: July 1, 2015
View Articletitled, Developing World Users as Lead Users: A Case Study in Engineering Reverse Innovation
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Topics: Developing nations, Innovation, Wheelchairs, Mechanical admittance, Data collection, Patient treatment