A vision driven wayfinding simulation system based on the architectural features perceived in the office environment

Supporting data sets for the PhD thesis 'A vision driven wayfinding simulation system based on the architectural features perceived in the office environment'. Three experiments were designed within this PhD research. Firstly, pre-experiments were conducted to investigate the conditions for vision research using standard LCD monitors. The resulting data of the pre-experiments are named 'data-Chap4'. Two other experiments were designed and conducted to obtain the factors that may influence individuals' egress choice during the wayfinding with different familiarity of the office environment. The resluting data of these experiments are named respectively 'records-Chap5' and 'records-Chap6'

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IFC HDF5 Building Models

This is a set of building models to assess the implications of a binary HDF5-based serialization for Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) building models. This serialization is based on ISO 10303-26, but includes additional profiles tailored to use cases in the building industry

Data for: Review of Transdisciplinary Approaches to Food-Water-Energy Nexus: A Guide Towards Sustainable Development

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Virtual Collaborative Design

Product failure due to consumer separation from the design process can cause customer dissatisfaction and damage to businesses. This article focuses on the concept of virtual collaborative design and analyses the benefits and the barriers to online user collaboration in the early stages of the design process for product development. Furthermore, the article reports findings based on a survey study conducted with four potential stakeholders; representative of consumers, software designers, industrial designers, and manufacturers

Data of a web-based experiment for user preference modeling of smart homes

Datasets used in the two PhD theses:"Daily livings in a smart home : users' living preference modeling of smart homes" and "Smart home design : spatial preference modeling of smart homes". The data are SPSS files, which derived from a web-based experiment. 254 respondents were involved in a web-based experiment. The experiment consisted of a questionnaire and 2 main tasks, which were executed in a 3D interactive smart home by respondents: Task 1 ) daily living arrangement and Task 2) spatial layout arrangement

Experience of urban parks: attributes that influence preferences and the relationship between personal and park characteristics, park use behaviour, and sense of place and well-being

Urban green areas, such as parks, are becoming increasingly important in densifying cities. Urban parks encourage physical and social activity, recreation and relaxation, and thus eventually promote people’s well-being. The aim of the current study is twofold, to examine which urban park attributes influence the preferences of park users and to gain more insight in the relationships between personal and park characteristics, park use behaviour, sense of place and long-term subjective well-being. For the first question, an online stated-choice experiment was developed. Seven park attributes (number and composition of trees; presence of benches, side paths, a playground, litter, and flowers) were manipulated in a virtual park. In an online stated-choice task, videos of these park alternatives were presented and the preferences were measured. It is found that especially the number of trees and the presence of flowerbeds, particularly with a diversity of flowers, influenced participants’ preferences. The presence of many benches and a playground were valued as well, but to a lesser extent. The presence of litter was found to be less troublesome than expected. Alternatives with all trees placed in one cluster were disliked. Moreover, significant standard deviations were found for the presence of side paths, a playground, and the absence of litter, which indicates that preference heterogeneity for these attributes exist. In a latent class analysis, two groups were identified, namely a Nature-loving group, who mainly valued the trees and the flowers, and an Amenity-appreciating group, who valued almost all attributes. It can be concluded that natural elements and a variety of flower species are important in an urban park, while facilities are evaluated differently by different groups of people. An online questionnaire was developed to collect data concerning personal characteristics, characteristics of parks that were visited and the way the park was used. Furthermore, questions were included to measure the sense of place and long term subjective well being. The questionnaire was distributed in two medium sized cities in the Netherlands, namely Eindhoven and ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Data was analysed using a path analysis. The results of this research show that appreciation of facilities, vegetation and the absence of disturbances influence the use and sense of place of a park. Furthermore, the results also show that personal characteristics influence the use of a park and the long-term subjective well-being. These findings may support park designers and policymakers in decision-making. This information can be used to improve existing parks or design new parks that contribute to more positive experiences and improve thereby the subjective well-being of individuals. Moreover, the research illustrates the usefulness of creating a virtual park in environmental preference research

Vortex-glass liquid transition in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8/Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 intergrowth single crystals

The vortex-glass-liquid transition in Bi---Sr---Ca---Cu---O (BSCCO) intergrowth single crystals in which some CuO2 trilayers are inserted into the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 matrix has been studied. The curvature of the log V-logI curves for CuO2 trilayers is found to change from negative to positive with increasing magnetic field and a scaling behaviour for the vortex-glass state is observed. The magnetic field dependence of the vortex-glass transition temperature, TG, qualitatively obeys the relation H(TG) (Tc − Tg)2v0, with v0 = 1.15 ± 0.2, which is larger than the 2/3 predicted theoretically for an isotropic 3D system. Our results reveal that the vortex-glass transition exists in a system constructed with CuO2 trilayers