A function–behavior–structure ontology of processes

Gero, John S.; Kannengiesser, Udo

doi:10.1017/s0890060407000340

Cited by 94 publications

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“…One is the distinction between the organism level, the behavior level, and the systems level, an approach, which stems from mechanical engineering design 56,49 . We have used five levels to classify 5 examples of biomimicry: The system level on the top followed by products, components / modules, parts / elements and materials.…”

Section: Biomimicry Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paradigms for biologically inspired design

Lenau

Metze

Hesselberg

2018

Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication VIII

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Biologically inspired design is attracting increasing interest since it offers access to a huge biological repository of well proven design principles that can be used for developing new and innovative products. Biological phenomena can inspire product innovation in as diverse areas as mechanical engineering, medical engineering, nanotechnology, photonics, environmental protection and agriculture. However, a major obstacle for the wider use of biologically inspired design is the knowledge barrier that exist between the application engineers that have insight into how to design suitable products and the biologists with detailed knowledge and experience in understanding how biological organisms function in their environment. The biologically inspired design process can therefore be approached using different design paradigms depending on the dominant opportunities, challenges and knowledge characteristics. Design paradigms are typically characterized as either problem-driven, solution-driven, sustainability driven, bioreplication or a combination of two or more of them. The design paradigms represent different ways of overcoming the knowledge barrier and the present paper presents a review of their characterization and application.

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Section: Biomimicry Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paradigms for biologically inspired design

Lenau

Metze

Hesselberg

2018

Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication VIII

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“…Several design researchers have proposed ontologies, e.g. [15,38,72]. However, these tend to neglect non-executive functions and are not necessarily intended to describe design at the cognitive level.…”

Section: Key Observations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Protocol Studies on Conceptual Design Cognition

Hay

McTeague

Duffy

et al. 2017

Design Computing and Cognition '16

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This paper reports the first systematic review and synthesis of protocol studies on conceptual design cognition. 47 studies from the domains of architectural design, engineering design, and product design engineering were reviewed towards answering the following question: What is our current understanding of the cognitive processes involved in conceptual design tasks carried out by individual designers? Studies were found to reflect three viewpoints on the cognitive nature of designing: design as search; design as exploration; and design activities. Synthesising the findings of individual studies revealed ten categories of executive and nonexecutive function studied across the viewpoints: visual perception; mental imagery; semantic association; long term memory; working memory; selective attention; creative thinking; evaluation and decision making; externalisation; and reasoning and problem solving. The review highlights several avenues for future research, centering on the need for general formalisms, more objective methods to supplement protocol analysis, and a shared ontology of cognitive processes.

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“…Drawing inspiration from an existing model of designer activity (Gero and Kannengiesser, 2004), Howard et al (2008) point out that five key processes in design involve creative idea generation. This model describes the design process as an interaction between three types of variables named structure, function, and behaviour.…”

Section: Unforeseen Hazards and Inconveniences In Usementioning

confidence: 99%