Supporting user participation design using a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process approach

Authors:
Ji-Hyun Lee;Tian-Chiu Li
Affiliations:
Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea;Graduate School of Computational Design, NYUST, Touliu, Yunlin 640, Taiwan
Venue:
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Year:
2011

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Abstract

There are three fundamental problems that may occur in the process of user participation design: first, the participants/users may not be able to express their requirements clearly; second, they have little knowledge about design; and third, they are generally unfamiliar with the software that designers use. Based on this understanding, a method that considers design rationale is proposed in this work to support the process of user participation design. In addressing the user participation process, a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach is applied to grasp people's ideas, in the initial design phase. A case study on creating house layout design is employed to illustrate the proposed approach. In this regard, to help participants/users create layout designs, it is proposed that a 3D generative system is used, which integrates navigational concepts, direct manipulation, and the design rationale theory. In a nutshell, this research proposes a system to implement a design rational model and improve design communication in the user participation process. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed prototype system, a user test is performed and we put forward some findings and research questions for further research and industry practices.