PROPOSAL ABOUT THE USE OF DATA BASE IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

DS 68-9: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 11), Impacting Society through Engineering Design, Vol. 9: Design Methods and Tools pt. 1, Lyngby/Copenhagen, Denmark, 15.-19.08.2011

Year: 2011
Editor: Culley, S.J.; Hicks, B.J.; McAloone, T.C.; Howard, T.J. & Dong, A.
Author: Rosa, Francesco; Rovida, Edoardo; Viganò, Roberto
Series: ICED
Section: Design Methods and Tools Part 1
Page(s): 21-29

Abstract

Design can be defined as the human activity aimed to conceive and develop the “best” constructive solution, capable to perform a given function. In this paper we will present the conception of a data base capable to archive constructive solutions related to a given function: such a data-base can become the starting point of the design process and a useful tool for the designer. The structure of this data-base has been conceived starting from the schema of the design process, in order to store a functional model derived from several functional representations available in the technical literature.

Keywords: KNOWLEDGE STORAGE; FUNCTIONAL MODELLING; DESIGN METHODS

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