Investigation on the industrial design approach for CNC machine tools and its implementation and application perspectives

This paper presents the development of an industrial design approach for CNC machine tools and its implementation perspectives in the advanced mechatronic and CNC machine application contexts. Firstly, the investigation is focused on the industrial design ideas for CNC machine tools by formulating the advanced design concepts, ergonomics and human-machine interactions, and UED. Then, the industrial design principles are discussed particularly concerned with the geometrical shape, colour and human-machine interaction, etc. Furthermore, the industrial design approach is proposed with application case studies. Finally, the implementation of the approach is demonstrated through the development of virtual machine tools at Brunel University London. The paper is concluded with further discussion on the potential and application of the industrial design approach for CNC machines broadly. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.