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Triple-Helix Structured Model Based on Problem-Knowledge-Solution Co-evolution for Innovative Product Design Process.
- Source :
- Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering; 12/4/2020, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p1-15, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- A design problem with deficient information is generally described as wicked or ill-defined. The information insufficiency leaves designers with loose settings, free environments, and a lack of strict boundaries, which provides them with more opportunities to facilitate innovation. Therefore, to capture the opportunity behind the uncertainty of a design problem, this study models an innovative design as a composite solving process, where the problem is clarified and resolved from fuzziness to satisfying solutions by interplay among design problems, knowledge, and solutions. Additionally, a triple-helix structured model for the innovative product design process is proposed based on the co-evolution of the problem, solution, and knowledge spaces, to provide designers with a distinct design strategy and method for innovative design. The three spaces interact and co-evolve through iterative mappings, including problem structuring, knowledge expansion, and solution generation. The mappings carry the information processing and decision-making activities of the design, and create the path to satisfying solutions. Finally, a case study of a reactor coolant flow distribution device is presented to demonstrate the practicability of this model and the method for innovative product design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10009345
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147387531
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-020-00519-2