Conceptual Product Design Using BTIPS: Theory, Applications, Effectiveness and Software

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbigniew M. Bzymek
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Basic Algorithm ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Stepping Stone ◽  
Practical Design

Abstract Brief Theory of Inventive Problems Solving (BTIPS) is a compact and somewhat simplified and changed version of TIPS (Theory of Inventive Problems Solving). BTIPS is as effective as TIPS, but easier to learn and apply. Designed to support the most uncontrollable phase of design “creative design synthesis” [12], it provides a handy tool for industry. The purpose of this presentation, which includes explanations, notes and examples, is to provide a stepping stone toward making the method more commonly available to industry and academia. Brief TIPS (BTIPS) is based on Altshuller’s TRIZ (Teoria Reshenia Izobretatielnyh Zadatch), Invention Machine’s research team contributions and the author’s experience in practical design, design research, consulting and teaching of engineering design. The basic algorithm in BTIPS is shorter than in TRIZ; the list of Principles is somewhat changed; some Effects are added - some skipped; and, Prediction of systems interactions is simplified. BTIPS may be used with or without a computer. If used with a computer, Invention Machine v.2.1 for Windows or TechOptimizer would be very useful packages. This presentation should be treated as a companion paper to reference [3].

Present Trends in Designing of Technical Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 460 ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Šeminský
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Problem Size ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
Design Theories

Paper is focused to the development in designing of technical systems and present methodology approaches. For a long time, engineering design research has been focused on the development of various design theories, methodologies, methods, tools, and procedures. Engineers to more efficiently design artefacts have subsequently used that design methods. However, as the artefacts have grown in complexity, the need for new methods has become obvious. Also, in a nowadays world, increased competition and globalisation require organizations to re-examine traditional product development strategies. While the difficulties in design synthesis are caused by a wide variety of issues, the complicatedness under problem size is so essential that it make procedural design knowledge insufficient to generate superior design solutions.

scholarly journals COGNITION AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN: AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING DESIGN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyona Sharunova ◽  
Mehwish Butt ◽  
Suzanne Kresta ◽  
Jason Carey ◽  
Loren Wyard-Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Engineering Product ◽  
Common Basis ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Interdisciplinary Problems

 Abstract - Contemporary engineering product design and development no longer adheres to the boundaries of a single discipline and has become tightly integrated, often relying on interaction of multiple disciplines for completion of integrated product design projects. In order to design these products, design and development practice has transcended the discipline boundaries to become a transdisciplinary engineering design process. A collaboration of specialists from different engineering disciplines is required to develop efficient solutions to interdisciplinary problems of product design. Despite this shift from mono-disciplinary to transdisciplinary, the engineering design curriculum remains focused on teaching discipline specific design practice through skill based subject specific pedagogy with a limited emphasis on the importance of design process and transdisciplinarity in the design process. As a result, new graduates starting in design and development organizations face a difficulty finding a common basis of understanding of disciplines’ interactions and must go through a process of often implicit ‘onboarding’ to understand the transdisciplinary engineering design process. This can be avoided by developing and adapting undergraduate design process education in line with industrial demands. This paper proposes a theoretical framework based on empirical engineering design research in industry, educational psychology and teaching approaches such as Bloom’s Taxonomy and Kolb’s Model of Experiential Learning for developing the core elements of a transdisciplinary engineering design process curriculum.

An Initial Analysis of Undergraduate Student Mental Models of Product Design

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Driscoll ◽  
Steven Hoffenson ◽  
Nicole Pitterson
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Design Learning ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Mapping Exercise

Abstract Design is a concept that means different things to different people. Even in the engineering design research community, there is little agreement on a consistent definition of design. This study looks into how engineering students understand product design, using a concept mapping exercise to elicit the key concepts and relationships present in their mental models. An analysis of concept maps from 130 third-year undergraduate engineering students shows how these students think about design, the common themes and relationships that are seen across the population, and variations across different groups of students. By understanding how students in the midst of ABET-accredited programs conceptualize design, conclusions can be drawn regarding the effectiveness of existing curricula in instilling a complete understanding of holistic product design. This can lead to recommendations regarding future engineering design learning objectives, teaching materials, and activities.

MODELING AN ABBREVIATED PRODUCT DESIGN CYCLE IN A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Kristine Sheridan ◽  
Jason A Foster ◽  
Geoffrey S Frost
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Project ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Praxis Ii ◽  
Engineering Communication ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Praxis I ◽  
Design Experience

All Engineering Science students at the University of Toronto take the cornerstone Praxis Sequence of engineering design courses. In the first course in the sequence, Praxis I, students practice three types of engineering design across three distinct design projects. Previously the final design project had the students first frame and then develop conceptual design solutions for a self-identified challenge. While this project succeeded in providing an appropriate foundational design experience, it failed to fully prepare students for the more complex design experience in Praxis II. The project also failed to ingrain the need for clear and concise engineering communication, and the students’ lack of understanding of detail design inhibited their ability to make practical and realistic design decisions. A revised Product Design project in Praxis I was designed with the primary aims of: (a) pushing students beyond the conceptual design phase of the design process, and (b) simulating a real-world work environment by: (i) increasing the interdependence between student teams and (ii) increasing the students’ perceived value of engineering communication.

scholarly journals Interview with Stuart Walker

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (43) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Marilia Riul ◽  
Ingrid Moura Wanderley ◽  
Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Social System ◽  
Design Research ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
The University

Stuart Walker is Professor of Design for Sustainability and Co-Director of the Imagination Lancaster design research Centre at Lancaster University. Focused on design for sustainability; product aesthetics and meaning; practice-based design research and product design that explores and expresses both human values and notions of spirituality. He was interviewed in his second visit to Brazil to attend the Conference and Workshop "Design and the national policy of solid waste: dialogues on sustainability," held in the Sustainability Laboratory (Lassu) at the University of São Paulo (USP) in 2013, an activity of the research project sponsored by CNPq: Product design, sustainability and national policy on solid waste, coordinated by Professor Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos. Through the suggested questions, Professor Stuart Walker built a severe critique of our social system of mass production and reminded us that values really matter to our journey.

Pipeline Bundle: A Smart Solution for Infield Transportation—Part 1: Overview and Engineering Design

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Song ◽  
Z. Kang ◽  
Yuanlong Qin ◽  
Chunrun Li
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Transportation Engineering ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Water Pipeline ◽  
Protection Potential ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas

Pipeline bundle system consisting of carrier pipe, sleeve pipe and internal flowlines offers innovative solution for the infield transportation of oil and gas. Due to its features, pipeline bundle offers a couple of advantages over conventional pipeline in particular for cases where multi-flowlines and high thermal performance are of great interests. The main benefits and advantages of such system include excellent thermal performance to prevent wax formation and hydrates, multiple bundled flowlines, mechanical and corrosion protection, potential reuse, etc. With the developments of offshore oil and gas industries, more and more hydrocarbon resources are being explored and discovered from shallow to deep water. Pipeline bundle system can be a smart solution for certain applications, which can be safe and cost effective solution. The objective of this paper is to overview pipeline bundle technology, outline detailed engineering design issue and procedure. Focus is given to its potential application in offshore for infield transportation. Engineering design principles and procedures for pipeline bundle system has been highlighted. A companion paper addressed the details of the construction and installation of pipeline bundle system. An example is given at the end of this paper to demonstrate the pipeline bundle system concept and its application.

Design Theory and Methodology in Eastern Europe

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Arciszewski
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Design Research ◽  
East Germany ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Research Environments ◽  
Design Theories ◽  
Design Theory And Methodology

Abstract The paper provides a brief review of general tendencies and interesting developments in the area of engineering design theory and methodology in Eastern Europe. This review is limited to East Germany, Poland, and the Soviet Union. Particular attention was given to the design research environments in individual countries, and to developed design theories and methods in the context of these environments.

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