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A study of the mechanical designer's strategies and tactics during the later phases of the engineering design process

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Summary, in English

This paper presents the results of an explorative study on the strategies and tactics applied by the mechanical designer during the later phases of the design process. The method chosen for this study is experiment-based, which is appropriate for an in-depth examination of the designer's activities. Six experiments have been run based on three dimensions: 1) the carrying out of basic design tasks consisting of the designer's strategies and tactics; 2) use of rules, principles and guidelines; and 3) consideration of additional factors. The analysis of the experiments is based on the verbal protocol analysis method.

Although the designers individually showed different approaches, the strategies adopted by the experts presented a similar pattern. Some powerful tactics but also some weaknesses have been identified: the experts reasoned very early in the process in terms of concrete parts and components and thus rapidly solved interface problems; on the other hand, the evaluation and check activities were often considered as secondary.

Department/s

Publishing year

2004

Language

English

Pages

315-324

Publication/Series

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology - DETC/DTM'04

Volume

3a

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Topic

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Keywords

  • detail design
  • engineering design
  • cognitive processes
  • embodiment design
  • verbal protocol analysis
  • design process
  • machine design
  • maskinkonstruktion

Conference name

16th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology - DETC/DTM'04

Conference date

2004-09-28 - 2004-10-02

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 0-7918-4696-2
  • ISBN: 0-7918-3742-4