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Physical Realizations : Transforming into Physical Embodiments of Concepts in the Design of Mechanical Movements
Joint Authors
Liu, Ying-Chieh
Chakrabarti, Amaresh
Source
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Conceptual design involves identification of required functions of the intended design, generation of concepts to fulfill these functions, and evaluation of these concepts to select the most promising ones for further development.
The focus of this paper is the second phase—concept generation, in which a challenge has been to develop possible physical embodiments to offer designers for exploration and evaluation.
This paper investigates the issue of how to transform and thus synthesise possible generic physical embodiments and reports an implemented method that could automatically generate these embodiments.
In this paper, a method is proposed to transform a variety of possible initial solutions to a design problem into a set of physical solutions that are described in terms of abstraction of mechanical movements.
The underlying principle of this method is to make it possible to link common attributes between a specific abstract representation and its possible physical objects.
For a given input, this method can produce a set of concepts in terms of their generic physical embodiments.
The method can be used to support designers to start with a given input-output function and systematically search for physical objects for design consideration in terms of simplified functional, spatial, and mechanical movement requirements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Ying-Chieh& Chakrabarti, Amaresh. 2013. Physical Realizations : Transforming into Physical Embodiments of Concepts in the Design of Mechanical Movements. Advances in Mechanical Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463078
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Ying-Chieh& Chakrabarti, Amaresh. Physical Realizations : Transforming into Physical Embodiments of Concepts in the Design of Mechanical Movements. Advances in Mechanical Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463078
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Ying-Chieh& Chakrabarti, Amaresh. Physical Realizations : Transforming into Physical Embodiments of Concepts in the Design of Mechanical Movements. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463078
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463078