Investigating the application of circularity principles to multidisciplinary product development: wearable technologies

The trend towards wearable technologies and products has intensified in recent years. These products, motivated by considerations of comfort, design, mass and size, are seeking to maximize their level of integration at the hardware level. This higher level of integration makes it much more complex to repair, disassemble, recycle or reuse. Yet this has become the "norm". Accordingly, a strong dichotomy can be observed between engineering practices resulting in a high integration level on the one hand, and the principles of the circular economy on the other.

To address this identified problem, the main objective of this project is to explore the integration of circularity principles in multidisciplinary product development. The expected outcome is to propose a novel development strategy to improve the circularity of wearables, and its application to a practical case.