Author(s)

Xie Dong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Xie Dong

ABSTRACT

The smart home industry is moving towards a "whole-house interconnection" era. Consumer demands are upgrading towards a balance of greenness, personalization, and sensory experience, which puts forward new requirements for the multi-dimensional performance of key materials. Although engineering plastics have become the core carrier due to their excellent comprehensive performance, their application is facing a prominent predicament of difficulty in coordinating "performance - environmental protection - sensory experience". This paper aims to construct a multi-dimensional performance adaptation strategy for engineering plastics in smart homes. Firstly, by establishing a material classification and multi-dimensional demand model based on application scenarios, it systematically analyzes the quantitative index requirements of smart homes for engineering plastics in three dimensions: mechanical performance, environmental sustainability, and user experience. Secondly, from the perspectives of molecular structure, surface characteristics, and industrial ecology, it deeply analyzes the internal mechanism of multi-dimensional performance conflicts, pointing out that the root cause lies in the inherent contradictions at the molecular design level and the "three-dimensional isolation" of technical paths. Then, this paper innovatively proposes a three-dimensional collaborative strategy framework of "material genes - interface engineering - system optimization", and verifies the feasibility and significant benefits of this framework in achieving an effective balance between performance, environmental protection, and sensory experience through three empirical cases: modification of the shell of smart speakers, surface engineering of the panel of smart locks, and systematic selection of smart refrigerators. The research conclusion shows that through multi-dimensional collaborative innovation, the current bottleneck of material application can be effectively broken, providing theoretical support and practical paths for the upgrade of the smart home industry towards high performance, low environmental footprint, and excellent user experience.

KEYWORDS

Engineering Plastics; Smart Home; Multi-Dimensional Performance Adaptation; Sustainable Design; Sensory Experience; Materials Genome

CITE THIS PAPER

Xie Dong, Multidimensional Performance Adaptation Strategies of Engineering Plastics in Smart Home Design. Journal of Materials, Processing and Design (2025) Vol. 9: 148-154. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jmpd.2025.090116.

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