Download or read book Computational Tools to Improve Innovation and Creativity in Engineering Design written by Vamsy Godthi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research advances previous work to create multi-disciplinary design tools that help designers generate innovative conceptual design solutions irrespective of their level of experience. This research builds on existing research including the Functional Basis, a finite set of terms used to define the desired or existing functionality of a product, a Component Naming Taxonomy that is based on a distinct function-based definition, a Design Repository that houses knowledge of existing consumer product designs, and a computational concept generator. The current research develops and tests a system consisting of concept generation, product design and visualization tools (existing and new) with the goal of improving innovation and creativity in engineering design. To enable development of computational tools for product design using the Functional Basis, Component Naming Taxonomy, and Design Repository, the existing database schema of the Design Repository is modified to introduce new terms like the performance type, metric, etc., which are in turn used to define the concept of component interfaces (Input/Output). A modular product design software is then created based on the definition of Interface, which has additional functionality like working directly with the black box function model of the product, and inherently handling branching and merging. The flexibility of the algorithm is demonstrated with a case study. This modular product design software tool is developed using Integer Programming (IP) formulation to solve the design problem using Artificial Intelligence (AI) planning. Finally to enable better understanding of the output from the computational concept generator, the information about the terms in the Component Naming Taxonomy (also needed for the modular product design software) is collected and presented to the users in the form of open source wiki pages.
Download or read book Cognitive Approaches to Automated Engineering Design written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project set out to explore fundamental cognitive-based mechanisms in design innovation. Its emphasis focused on the organizational basis to support innovation. Our approach combined cognitive studies, agent-based computational simulations, and modeling of the design process. Fundamentally our work provides the basis to better understand the innovation process and to development methods to improve that process. The original goal of the project was to explore both fundamental cognitive mechanisms for creative design and computational tools that would enable engineers to improve their design process through intelligent agent-based strategies (using some findings from the cognitive work). Due to a reduced budget and new emphasis for the AFOSR program, the cognitive work was de-emphasized while the agent-based work was pursued. An organization's design- the structuring of its resources and flows of knowledge- is an important element determining its effectiveness.
Download or read book Design Computing and Cognition 22 written by John S Gero and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports research and development that represent the state of the art in artificial intelligence in design, design cognition, design neurocognition, and design theories from the Tenth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition held in Glasgow, UK, in 2022. The 48 chapters are grouped under the headings of natural language processing and design; design cognition; design neurocognition; learning and design; creative design and co-design; shape grammars; quantum computing; and human behavior. These contributions are of particular interest to design researchers and design educators, as well as to users of advanced computation and cognitive science. This book contains knowledge about the cognitive and neurocognitive behavior of designers, which is valuable to those who need to gain a better understanding of designing.
Download or read book Design Computing and Cognition 12 written by John S. Gero and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design thinking, the label given to the acts of designing, has become a paradigmatic view that has transcended the discipline of design and is now widely used in business and elsewhere. As a consequence there is an increasing interest in design research. This is because of the realization that design is part of the wealth creation of a nation and needs to be better understood and taught. The continuing globalization of industry and trade has required nations to re-examine where their core contributions lie if not in production efficiency. Design is a precursor to manufacturing for physical objects and is the precursor to implementation for virtual objects. At the same time, the need for sustainable development requires the design of new products and processes, which feeds a movement towards design innovations and inventions. The papers in this volume are from the Fifth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC’12) held at Texas A & M University, USA. They represent the state-of-the-art of research and development in design computing and design cognition. They are of particular interest to researchers, developers and users of advanced computation in design and those who need to gain a better understanding of designing.
Download or read book Computational Design written by Rongrong Yu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-07-25 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New computational design tools have evolved rapidly and been increasingly applied in the field of design in recent years, complimenting and even replacing the traditional design media and approaches. Design as both the process and product are changing due to the emergence and adoption of these new technologies. Understanding and assessing the impact of these new computational design environments on design and designers is important for advancing design in the contemporary context. Do these new computational environments support or hinder design creativity? How do those tools facilitate designers’ thinking? Such knowledge is also important for the future development of design technologies. Research shows that design is never a mysterious non-understandable process, for example, one general view is that design process shares a common analysis-synthesis-evaluation model, during which designers interact between design problem and solution spaces. Understanding designers’ thinking in different environments is the key to design research, education and practice. This book focuses on emerging computational design environments, whose impact on design and designers have not been comprehensively and systematically studied. It comprises three parts. The history and recent developments of computational design technologies are introduced in Part I. The main categories of technologies cover from computer-aided drafting and modelling tools, to visual programming and scripting tools for algorithmic design, to advanced interfaces and platforms for interactions between designers, between designers and computers, and between the virtual environment and the physical reality. To critically explore design thinking, especially in these new computational design environments, formal approaches to studying design thinking and design cognition are introduced and compared in Part II, drawing on literature and studies from the 70s to the current era. Part III concludes the book by exploring the impact of different computational design technologies on design and designers, using a series of case studies conducted by the author team building on their close collaboration over the past five years. The book offers new insights into designers’ thinking in the rapidly evolving computational design environments, which have not been critically and systematically studied and reported in the current literature. The book is meant for design researchers, educators and students, professional practitioners and consultants, as well as people who are interested in computational design in general.
Download or read book Design Research The Sociotechnical Aspects of Quality Creativity and Innovation written by Dorian Marjanović and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design Thinking Research written by Hasso Plattner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the results of Design Thinking Research Program at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. Offering readers a closer look at design thinking, its innovation processes and methods, it covers topics ranging from how to design ideas, methods and technologies, to creativity experiments and creative collaboration in the real world, and the interplay between designers and engineers. But the topics go beyond this in their detailed exploration of design thinking and its use in IT systems engineering fields, and even from a management perspective. The authors show how these methods and strategies actually work in companies, and introduce new technologies and their functions. Furthermore, readers learn how special-purpose design thinking can be used to solve thorny problems in complex fields. Thinking and devising innovations are fundamentally and inherently human activities – so is design thinking. Accordingly, design thinking is not merely the result of special courses nor of being gifted or trained: it’s a way of dealing with our environment and improving techniques, technologies and life. This edition offers a historic perspective on the theoretical foundations of design thinking. Within the four topic areas, various frameworks, methodologies, mindsets, systems and tools are explored and further developed. The first topic area focuses on team interaction, while the second part addresses tools and techniques for productive collaboration. The third section explores new approaches to teaching and enabling creative skills and lastly the book examines how design thinking is put into practice. All in all, the contributions shed light and provide deeper insights into how to support the collaboration of design teams in order to systematically and successfully develop innovations and design progressive solutions for tomorrow.
Download or read book Peformative Architecture written by Branko Kolarevic and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Design Computing and Cognition 14 written by John S. Gero and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the state-of-the-art of research and development in design computing and design cognition. It features more than 35 papers that were presented at the Sixth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, DCC’14, held at University College, London, UK. Inside, readers will find the work of expert researchers and practitioners that explores both advances in theory and application as well as demonstrates the depth and breadth of design computing and design cognition. This interdisciplinary coverage, which includes material from international research groups, examines design synthesis, design cognition, design creativity, design processes, design theory, design grammars, design support and design ideation. Overall, the papers provide a bridge between design computing and design cognition. The confluence of these two fields continues to build the foundation for further advances and leads to an increased understanding of design as an activity whose influence continues to spread. As a result, the book will be of particular interest to researchers, developers and users of advanced computation in design and those who need to gain a better understanding of designing that can be obtained through empirical studies.
Download or read book Creativity in Engineering written by David H Cropley and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creativity is like an iceberg - the resulting new idea, or novel solution is only 10% of the effort. The other 90% is the complex interplay of thinking skills and strategies, personal and motivational properties that activate these skills and strategies, and the social and organizational factors of the environment that influence the creative process. Creativity in Engineering focuses on the Process, Person, Product, and Place to understand when and why creativity happens in the engineering environment and how it can be further encouraged. Special Features: - Applies findings in creativity research to the engineering arena - Defines engineering creativity and differentiates it from innovation - Discusses personality and motivational factors that impact creativity - Clarifies the role of creativity in the design process - Details the impact of thinking skills and strategies in creativity - Identifies the role the organization and environment plays in encouraging creativity - Discusses the 4P's of Creativity: Person, Product, Process, and Place - Provides tactics and tools that will help users foster creativity in engineering environments - Identifies how creativity results in innovative new solutions to problems - Applies creativity research and knowledge to the engineering space
Download or read book Expert Systems for Engineering Design written by Michael Rychener and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert Systems for Engineering Design presents the application of expert system methods to a variety of engineering design problems. This book provides the technical details on how the methods are used to solve specific design problems in chemical engineering, civil engineering, and several others. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the synthesis, the creation, and development of alternative designs. This text then examines the nature of design expertise and the types of computer tools that can enhance the expert's decision-making. Other chapters consider the integration of tools into intelligent, cooperative frameworks. This book discusses as well the use of graphic interfaces with built-in knowledge about the designs being configured. The final chapter deals with the development of software tools for automatic design synthesis and evaluation within the integrated framework of a computer-aided mechanical design system known as CASE, which stands for computer-aided simultaneous engineering. This book is a valuable resource for engineers and architects.
Download or read book Case Based Reasoning Research and Development written by Ashwin Ram and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, held in London, UK, in September 2011. The 32 contributions presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewd and selected from 67 submissions. The presentations and posters covered a wide range of CBR topics of interest both to practitioners and researchers, including CBR methodology covering case representation, similarity, retrieval, and adaptation; provenance and maintenance; recommender systems; multi-agent collaborative systems; data mining; time series analysis; Web applications; knowledge management; legal reasoning; healthcare systems and planning systems.
Download or read book Biomimetics written by Yoseph Bar-Cohen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mimicking nature - from science fiction to engineering realityHumans have always looked to nature's inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization algorithms are based on survival of the fittest, the seed-
Download or read book From Thinker to Doer Creativity Innovation Entrepreneurship Maker and Venture Capital written by Yenchun Jim Wu and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering Innovation and Design written by Artde Donald Kin-Tak Lam and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovation, Communication and Engineering (ICICE 2018), which was held in P.R. China, November 9-14, 2018. The conference aimed to provide an integrated communication platform for researchers in a wide range of fields including information technology, communication science, applied mathematics, computer science, advanced material science, and engineering. Hopefully, the conference and resulting proceedings will enhance interdisciplinary collaborations between science and engineering technologists in academia and industry within this unique international network.
Download or read book Design Thinking Research written by Christoph Meinel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive research conducted by the Hasso Plattner Design Thinking Research Program at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, has yielded valuable insights on why and how design thinking works. The participating researchers have identified metrics, developed models, and conducted studies, which are featured in this book, and in the previous volumes of this series. Offering readers a closer look at design thinking, and its innovation processes and methods, this volume addresses the new and growing field of neurodesign, which applies insights from the neurosciences in order to improve design team performance. Thinking and devising innovations are inherently human activities – and so is design thinking. Accordingly, design thinking is not merely the result of special courses or of being gifted or trained: it is a way of dealing with our environment and improving techniques, technologies and life in general. As such, the research outcomes compiled in this book are intended to inform and provide inspiration for all those seeking to drive innovation – be they experienced design thinkers or newcomers.
Download or read book Revolutionizing Curricula Through Computational Thinking Logic and Problem Solving written by Fonkam, Mathias Mbu and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, traditional teaching methods often fail to equip students with the skills necessary for success in the 21st century. The siloed approach to education, where subjects are taught in isolation, must reflect the interconnected nature of modern challenges. This disconnect between traditional educational models and the needs of the future workforce is a serious concern among educators. They face the challenge of preparing students for professions that still need to be created using tools and technologies that are still emerging. Revolutionizing Curricula Through Computational Thinking, Logic, and Problem Solving offers a transformative solution to this challenge. By advocating for computational thinking as a fundamental skill set applicable across all academic disciplines, the book provides educators with the tools to bridge this gap. It introduces computational thinking not just as a technical skill but as a way of problem-solving and logical reasoning that enhances critical thinking across subjects. Through practical lesson plans, case studies, and strategies, educators can seamlessly integrate computational thinking into their classrooms, preparing students for the complexities of the modern world.
