Establishing Functional Concepts Vital for Design by Analogy

Tomko, Megan; Lucero, Briana; Turner, Cameron; Linsey, Julie

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Establishing Functional Concepts Vital for Design by Analogy

dc.contributor.author	Tomko, Megan
dc.contributor.author	Lucero, Briana
dc.contributor.author	Turner, Cameron
dc.contributor.author	Linsey, Julie
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Colorado School of Mines. Department of Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-08T20:35:06Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-08T20:35:06Z
dc.date.issued	2015-10
dc.description	DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2015.7344193	en_US
dc.description	© 2015 IEEE
dc.description.abstract	Student designers and professionals alike have difficulty accessing appropriate analogies for design problems. Recognizing the advantages of Design-by-Analogy (DbA), the Design-Analogy Performance Parameter System (D-APPS) tool was developed to include a library of analogy entries and a matching algorithm. These components are combined into the Design Repository & Analogy Computation via Unit-Language Analysis (DRACULA) software package that maps functions across domains in order to present analogies to designers as initiated through engineering performance metrics and critical functions. Most tools developed for DbA emphasize the searching by function feature. Since analogies are based on more than function, DRACULA incorporates both performance and function for the user to identify relevant analogous solutions. Prior to exposing engineering students to this tool, we investigated their ability to use analogies when crossing domains. During this process, we identified three function concepts to be vital for students to effectively use analogies across domains: reoccurring functions, critical functions, and mapping functions. The results establish a better understanding of the information that students utilize in order to formulate appropriate and creative analogous design solutions.	en_US
dc.description.uri	10.1109/FIE.2015.7344193
dc.embargo.terms	null	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Tomko, M., Lucero, B., Turner, C. & Linsey, J. (2015). Establishing functional concepts vital for design by analogy.. FIE (p./pp. 1-8), : IEEE Computer Society. ISBN: 978-1-4799-8454-1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54572
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Design engineering	en_US
dc.subject	D-APPS tool	en_US
dc.subject	DRACULA software package	en_US
dc.subject	Design by analogy	en_US
dc.subject	Functional modeling	en_US
dc.title	Establishing Functional Concepts Vital for Design by Analogy	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Post-print
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local.contributor.author	Linsey, Julie
local.contributor.corporatename	George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
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