Kansei Engineering-Based on Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4186
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In Japanese, the word Kansei carries a meaning of sensitivity, feeling, and emotion. Kansei Engineering is defined as “a translation system for images or feelings into real design components.” Kansei Engineering (KE) is a collection of various methodologies of Kansei measurements and analysis into detailed product design. Established by Prof. Mitsuo Nagamachi in the early 1970s, the application of KE has become well represented in the automotive industry (Nissan, Mazda, Toyota) and the electronic appliance industry (Panasonic, Sharp, Sanyo) among many others.
Kansei Engineering can support both product designers and consumers. It supports product designers by showing the correspondence between a customer’s feelings and a product’s design elements. In turn, it helps the consumer select a product that aligns most with their feelings. KE is based on psychological assessment techniques, multivariate analyses, artificial intelligence, and computer graphics. In recent years, the Kansei of physical properties such as surface texture, ray reflection, and transparency have been explored in detail. Physiological measurements like EEG, EMG, body surface pressure, and limb movement have also been explored in relation to Kansei. Various kinds of sensing technologies and analysis methodologies have contributed to KE studies as well. This Special Issue will address the physical, physiological, psychological, and behavioral sensing applied to Kansei Engineering.
Prof. Dr. Shigekazu Ishihara
Guest Editor
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