Sökning: "technological objects"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 52 avhandlingar innehållade orden technological objects.
1. Transversal media practices : media archaeology, art and technological development
Sammanfattning : Transversal Media Practices work across specific situations of technological development, critically examining and redefining the terms of production in different media by bringing heterogeneous histories, institutions, actors and materialities into play with one another. This dissertation is all about trying out and refining the methodologies of such transversal media practices, in the end outlining a conceptual set of tools for further development. LÄS MER
2. Organizing boundaries in early phases of product development : The case of an interorganizational vehicle platform project setting
Sammanfattning : This dissertation concerns the development of a new interorganizational vehicle platform in the truck industry. The studied project setting was large, and can be referred to as a mega project. LÄS MER
3. An Optimisation Approach to Cartographic Generalisation
Sammanfattning : Cartographic generalisation is the process of simplifying a representation to suit the scale and purpose of a map. As such, generalisation has always been a central part in map production. This thesis is a contribution to the ongoing work on automating cartographic generalisation. LÄS MER
4. Pluripotent Circulations: Analyzing Articulations of Stem Cells in the USA, prior to 2001
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, stem cell research and politics in the USA are analyzed by using actor-network theory (ANT). Here ANT is put to work on largely textual materials, often directly from US political settings, such as Congressional debates and national panels. LÄS MER
5. Planning of Environments for People with Physical Disabilities Using Computer Aided Design
Sammanfattning : In the area of environment adaptations for people with physical disabilities, it is of vital importance that the design is optimized considering the human-environment interactions. All involved persons in such a planning process must be given sufficient support in understanding the information, so that everyone can participate actively. LÄS MER