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Volume 4a: 18th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology

18th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology

Advances in Design Theory, Representations, Methods, and Formalisms

Requirement-Definition-Confirmation Modeling Approach for Identifying Uncertainties in Product Design Processes

IDETC-CIE 2006; 3-12https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99044

View Articletitled, Requirement-Definition-Confirmation Modeling Approach for Identifying Uncertainties in Product Design Processes

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Topics: Modeling , Product design , Uncertainty , Design , Automotive design , Visualization

A Classification Framework for Product Design Optimization

Brad M. Brochtrup, Jeffrey W. Herrmann

IDETC-CIE 2006; 13-20https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99308

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View Articletitled, A Classification Framework for Product Design Optimization

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Topics: Optimization , Product design , Design , Algorithms , Computer software , Concurrent engineering , Engineering disciplines , Engineers , Modeling , Product development

Incorporating Affordances Into Product Architecture: Methodology and Case Study

Adriano B. Galvao, Keiichi Sato

IDETC-CIE 2006; 21-31https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99404

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View Articletitled, Incorporating Affordances Into Product Architecture: Methodology and Case Study

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Topics: Design , Modeling

Unpleasant Surprises in the Design of Complex Products: Why Do Changes Propagate?

Owolabi Ariyo, Claudia M. Eckert, P. John Clarkson

IDETC-CIE 2006; 33-42https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99409

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View Articletitled, Unpleasant Surprises in the Design of Complex Products: Why Do Changes Propagate?

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Topics: Design , Aerospace industry

A Classification of Design Theories and Methodologies

Tetsuo Tomiyama

IDETC-CIE 2006; 43-51https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99444

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View Articletitled, A Classification of Design Theories and Methodologies

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Topics: Design theory

Value Based Design: An Objective Structuring Approach to Design Concept Generation

Yan Jin, Daehwan Kim, Mohammad R. Danesh

IDETC-CIE 2006; 53-62https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99497

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View Articletitled, Value Based Design: An Objective Structuring Approach to Design Concept Generation

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Topics: Conceptual design , Design , Computers , Decision making , Engineering design , Manufacturing

Innovations in Design Through Transformation: A Fundamental Study of tRaNsFoRmAtIoN Principles

Vikramjit Singh, Stewart M. Skiles, Jarden E. Krager, Kristin L. Wood, Dan Jensen, Andy Szmerekovsky

IDETC-CIE 2006; 63-76https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99575

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View Articletitled, Innovations in Design Through Transformation: A Fundamental Study of tRaNsFoRmAtIoN Principles

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Topics: Design

Product Attribute Function Deployment (PAFD) for Decision-Based Conceptual Design

Christopher Hoyle, Deepak K. D. Kumar, Wei Chen

IDETC-CIE 2006; 77-86https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99588

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View Articletitled, Product Attribute Function Deployment (PAFD) for Decision-Based Conceptual Design

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Topics: Conceptual design , Design , Decision making , Manifolds , Manufacturing , Pareto optimization , Pressure , Product planning , Sensors , Teams

An Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-Time Method for Robust Parameter Design: Comparison With Crossed Arrays Via Case Studies

Daniel D. Frey, Nandan Sudarsanam, Jeffrey B. Persons

IDETC-CIE 2006; 87-98https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99593

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View Articletitled, An Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-Time Method for Robust Parameter Design: Comparison With Crossed Arrays Via Case Studies

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Topics: Design , Noise (Sound) , Robustness , Errors , Noise factors , Probability , Resolution (Optics) , Taguchi methods

Frontier Design: A Product Usage Context Method

Matthew G. Green, Julie S. Linsey, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Kristin L. Wood, Dan J. Jensen

IDETC-CIE 2006; 99-113https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99608

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View Articletitled, Frontier Design: A Product Usage Context Method

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Topics: Design

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design

A Formal Model of Functional Decomposition

Pawel Garbacz

IDETC-CIE 2006; 115-124https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99097

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View Articletitled, A Formal Model of Functional Decomposition

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Topics: Engineering design , Formal methods , Ontologies

An Ontology-Based Annotation Framework for Representing the Functionality of Engineering Devices

Yoshinobu Kitamura, Naoya Washio, Yusuke Koji, Munehiko Sasajima, Sunao Takafuji, Riichiro Mizoguchi

IDETC-CIE 2006; 125-134https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99131

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View Articletitled, An Ontology-Based Annotation Framework for Representing the Functionality of Engineering Devices

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Topics: Conceptual design , Ontologies

Supporting Cost Saving Ideas Reuse With an Ontology Based Tool

Sandrine Ange´niol, Bernard Yannou, Barthe´le´my Longueville, Roland Chamerois, Mickae¨l Gardoni

IDETC-CIE 2006; 135-144https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99432

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View Articletitled, Supporting Cost Saving Ideas Reuse With an Ontology Based Tool

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Topics: Aeronautics , Design , Ontologies

Mass Customization Optimization Via Social Network Product Architecture Representation

Mohit Jolly, Paul Winward, Vijit Pandey, Deborah Thurston

IDETC-CIE 2006; 145-154https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99629

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View Articletitled, Mass Customization Optimization Via Social Network Product Architecture Representation

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Topics: Optimization , Genetic algorithms , Errors , Product design

Creativity in Design

Enhancing Innovative Product Design by Explicating Tacit Knowledge

Kostanija Petrovic, Andreas Mu¨ller, Udo Lindemann, Britta Herbig, Winfried Hacker

IDETC-CIE 2006; 155-161https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99191

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View Articletitled, Enhancing Innovative Product Design by Explicating Tacit Knowledge

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Topics: Innovation , Product design , Product development , Students , Concretes , Design , Mechanical engineering , Pressure , Uncertainty

Case Study in Biomimetic Design: Handling and Assembly of Microparts

L. H. Shu, H. N. Hansen, A. Gegeckaite, J. Moon, C. Chan

IDETC-CIE 2006; 163-170https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99398

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View Articletitled, Case Study in Biomimetic Design: Handling and Assembly of Microparts

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Topics: Biomimetics , Design , Manufacturing , Dimensions , DNA , Microassembling , Testing

Multilevel Aligned Empirical Studies of Ideation: Final Results

Jami J. Shah, Steven M. Smith, Noe Vargas-Hernandez

IDETC-CIE 2006; 171-180https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99642

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View Articletitled, Multilevel Aligned Empirical Studies of Ideation: Final Results

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Topics: Design , Performance

Design Activities and Personal Creativity Characteristics: A Case Study of Dual Protocol Analysis Using Design Information and Process

Yong Se Kim, Sun Tai Jin, Sang Won Lee

IDETC-CIE 2006; 181-190https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99654

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View Articletitled, Design Activities and Personal Creativity Characteristics: A Case Study of Dual Protocol Analysis Using Design Information and Process

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Topics: Creativity , Design

Design Behavior Study and Cognitive Modeling

Analysis of User Activity in an Engineering Design Task During the Evaluation of an Immersive Stereoscopic Design System

Graham Robinson, Phil N. Day, James M. Ritchie, Rick G. Dewar

IDETC-CIE 2006; 191-198https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99017

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View Articletitled, Analysis of User Activity in an Engineering Design Task During the Evaluation of an Immersive Stereoscopic Design System

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Topics: Design , Engineering design , Navigation , Accounting , Cables , Visualization

Structural Tendencies and Exposure Effects in Design Idea Generation

Matti K. Perttula, Lassi A. Liikkanen

IDETC-CIE 2006; 199-210https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99123

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View Articletitled, Structural Tendencies and Exposure Effects in Design Idea Generation

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Topics: Design

A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Impact of Digital Libraries on Engineering Design Learning

Neeraj Sonalkar, Ade Mabogunje, Malte Jung, Ozgur Eris, Andrew Wodehouse, Hilary Grierson, Larry Leifer, Andrew Lynn, Neal Juster, William Ion

IDETC-CIE 2006; 211-218https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99311

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View Articletitled, A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Impact of Digital Libraries on Engineering Design Learning

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Topics: Design , Engineering design , Bicycles , Engineering students

Characterising in Detail the Information Requests of Engineering Designers

Marco Aurisicchio, Rob H. Bracewell, Ken M. Wallace

IDETC-CIE 2006; 219-230https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99418

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View Articletitled, Characterising in Detail the Information Requests of Engineering Designers

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Topics: Aerospace industry , Collaboration , Data collection , Design , Power systems (Machinery)

On the Use of Network Analysis in Product Development Teams

Joe A. Bradley, Ali A. Yassine

IDETC-CIE 2006; 231-242https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99443

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View Articletitled, On the Use of Network Analysis in Product Development Teams

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Network analysis , Product development , Teams

Innovations in Design Theory and Methodologies

Identifying Customer Needs: Disabled Persons as Lead Users

Pia Hannukainen, Katja Ho¨ltta¨-Otto

IDETC-CIE 2006; 243-251https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99043

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View Articletitled, Identifying Customer Needs: Disabled Persons as Lead Users

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Topics: Product development

Pushing the Limits of Vehicle Design: Utilizing a Parametric Shape Grammar to Explore Cross-Over Vehicle Concepts

Seth Orsborn, Jonathan Cagan, Richard Pawlicki, Randall C. Smith

IDETC-CIE 2006; 253-263https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99152

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View Articletitled, Pushing the Limits of Vehicle Design: Utilizing a Parametric Shape Grammar to Explore Cross-Over Vehicle Concepts

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Topics: Automotive design , Shapes , Vehicles , Automobiles

Representing Analogies: Increasing the Probability of Innovation

J. S. Linsey, J. T. Murphy, A. B. Markman, K. L. Wood, T. Kurtoglu

IDETC-CIE 2006; 265-282https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99383

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View Articletitled, Representing Analogies: Increasing the Probability of Innovation

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Topics: Design , Innovation , Probability , Bullets , Water

A Validation Study of an Automated Concept Generator Design Tool

Cari R. Bryant, Daniel A. McAdams, Robert B. Stone, Tolga Kurtoglu, Matthew I. Campbell

IDETC-CIE 2006; 283-294https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99489

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View Articletitled, A Validation Study of an Automated Concept Generator Design Tool

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Topics: Design , Generators , Computer software , Students , Undergraduate students , Design methodology

Principles of Product Flexibility

Atif Qureshi, Jeremy T. Murphy, Benjamin Kuchinsky, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Kristin L. Wood, Daniel D. Jensen

IDETC-CIE 2006; 295-325https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99583

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View Articletitled, Principles of Product Flexibility

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Topics: Design , Fuel cells , Patents , Transients (Dynamics)

Knowledge-Based Design Methods

How Rapid Prototyping Process Parameters Could Affect the Product Design Phase: A KBS Approach

Ilaria Cristofolini, Stefano Filippi, Camillo Bandera

IDETC-CIE 2006; 327-335https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99113

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View Articletitled, How Rapid Prototyping Process Parameters Could Affect the Product Design Phase: A KBS Approach

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Topics: Product design , Rapid prototyping

Material Flow Simulation Using Design Languages

Johann Werner, Stephan Rudolph

IDETC-CIE 2006; 337-344https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99434

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View Articletitled, Material Flow Simulation Using Design Languages

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Topics: Design , Flow simulation , Simulation , Simulation models , Flow (Dynamics) , Genetic algorithms , Manufacturing , Modeling , Tradeoffs

Unlocking Organizational Potential: A Computational Platform for Investigating Structural Interdependence in Design

Jesse Olson, Jonathan Cagan, Kenneth Kotovsky

IDETC-CIE 2006; 345-358https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99464

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View Articletitled, Unlocking Organizational Potential: A Computational Platform for Investigating Structural Interdependence in Design

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Topics: Design , Teams , Algorithms , Complex systems , Conceptual design , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Jet propulsion , Simulation

An Approach to Assist Designers With Their Queries and Designs

Saeema Ahmed

IDETC-CIE 2006; 359-366https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99705

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View Articletitled, An Approach to Assist Designers With Their Queries and Designs

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Topics: Design , Engineers , Indexing (Machining) , Knowledge management

Product Architecture Design Methods

Domain Independent Approach to Designing Hierarchical Platforms on Multiple Levels of Abstraction and Scales

Matthias Messer, Kjartan Pedersen, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree

IDETC-CIE 2006; 367-377https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99474

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View Articletitled, Domain Independent Approach to Designing Hierarchical Platforms on Multiple Levels of Abstraction and Scales

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Topics: Design

Product Architecture Navigation Integration Tool: Redesign Towards Modular Architecture

Jeff Morris, Mark Steiner

IDETC-CIE 2006; 379-387https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99507

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View Articletitled, Product Architecture Navigation Integration Tool: Redesign Towards Modular Architecture

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Topics: Computer-aided design , Cycles , Design , Engineering design , Engineers , Filters , Geometry , Manufacturing , Navigation , Product design

Representation of Similarity and Dependency for Assembly Modularity

Xiaoxia Lai, John K. Gershenson

IDETC-CIE 2006; 389-398https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99522

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View Articletitled, Representation of Similarity and Dependency for Assembly Modularity

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Topics: Design , Manufacturing

Design Structure Matrix Flow for Improving Identification and Specification of Modules

Fabrice Alizon, Steven B. Shooter, Henri J. Thevenot

IDETC-CIE 2006; 399-411https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99524

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View Articletitled, Design Structure Matrix <em>Flow</em> for Improving Identification and Specification of Modules

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Topics: Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Engineering design processes , Modeling

Risk-Based Design

A Risk-Based Approach to Support Global Coordination in Distributed Environment

Yuming Qiu, Ping Ge, Solomon C. Yim

IDETC-CIE 2006; 413-430https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99158

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View Articletitled, A Risk-Based Approach to Support Global Coordination in Distributed Environment

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Topics: Decision making , Negotiation , Risk

Prescribing and Implementing the Risk in Early Design (RED) Method

Katie Grantham Lough, Robert B. Stone, Irem Tumer

IDETC-CIE 2006; 431-439https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99374

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View Articletitled, Prescribing and Implementing the Risk in Early Design (RED) Method

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Topics: Risk in Early Design , Risk assessment , Conceptual design , Design , Failure , Reliability , Safety

A Multi-Attribute Utility Theory-Based Approach to Product Line Consolidation and Selection

Henri J. Thevenot, Elizabeth D. Steva, Gu¨l E. Okudan, Timothy W. Simpson

IDETC-CIE 2006; 441-450https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99506

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View Articletitled, A Multi-Attribute Utility Theory-Based Approach to Product Line Consolidation and Selection

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Topics: Architecture , Design , Product design

Decentralized Design at the Edge of Rationality

Ashwin P. Gurnani, Kemper Lewis

IDETC-CIE 2006; 451-460https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2006-99530

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View Articletitled, Decentralized Design at the Edge of Rationality

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Topics: Design , Errors , Uncertainty , Creep , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Engineering systems and industry applications , Engineers , Equilibrium (Physics) , Risk