One of the hallmarks of engineering design is the design synthesis phase where the
creativity of the designer most prominently comes into play as solutions are generated to …

This work is aimed at establishing a common frame and understanding of function modeling
(FM) for our ongoing research activities. A comparative review of the literature is performed …

Ideation is a source of innovation and creativity, and is commonly used in early stages of
engineering design processes. This paper proposes an integrated approach for enhancing …

Object composition offers significant advantages over class inheritance to develop a flexible
software architecture for finite-element analysis. Using this approach, separate classes …

The description of a method for the notation and analysis of the creative process in design,
drawing on insights from design practice and cognitive psychology. This book presents …

Biologically inspired engineering design uses analogies to biological systems to develop
solutions for engineering problems. We conducted a study of biologically inspired design in …

Teleological modeling is fundamental to understanding and explaining many complex
systems, especially engineered systems. Research on engineering design and problem …

We review the scholarly contributions that utilise natural language processing (NLP)
techniques to support the design process. Using a heuristic approach, we gathered 223 …

Highlights•3457 concepts created by industrial and engineering designers are combined
across four studies.•Observations go beyond products to consider multiple concepts …

We envision that the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems will be
characterized by four features: they will be based on cognitive accounts of design, and they …