Current Science

Pramod Khadilkar ¹, Shridhar Lokras ², H. I. Somashekar ², B. V. Venkatarama Reddy ², Monto Mani ²

Affiliations
1 Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN

Abstract

What is the scope and responsibilities of design? This work partially answers this by employing a normative approach to design of a biomass cook stove. This study debates on the sufficiency of existing design methodologies in the light of a capability approach. A case study of a biomass cook stove Astra Ole has elaborated the theoretical constructs of capability approach, which, in turn, has structured insights from field to evaluate the product. Capability approach based methodology is also prescriptively used to design the mould for rapid dissemination of the Astra Ole.

Keywords

Capability Approach, Design Evaluation, Design Life Cycle, Improved Cook Stoves.

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