A Framework for Enhancing Outside-the-box Thinking in Engineering Design, Demonstrated on a Case Study

Roser, HM; Dartnall, WJ

A Framework for Enhancing Outside-the-box Thinking in Engineering Design, Demonstrated on a Case Study

Roser, HM Dartnall, WJ

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Publisher:: ASME Publishing
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2012, pp. 1 - 10
Issue Date:: 2012-01

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dc.contributor.author	Roser, HM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dartnall, WJ	en_US
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dc.date	2012-11-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2012, pp. 1 - 10	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23118
dc.description.abstract	This paper introduces a framework for enhancing creative thinking in engineering design. As a flexible methodology, the proposed Creative Engineering Design (CED) framework integrates a new concept development tool, the Concept Assessment Taxonomy (CAT), which constitutes the core of the proposed methodology. By combining the procedures of concept generation, evaluation and selection in a single matrix, the CAT aims to systematize and simplify the overall conceptualization process, while delivering design process transparency. Early trials have shown the effectiveness of the CED framework in offering procedural guidance and a better comprehension of the multifaceted nature of engineering design. It complements well-established textbook-methods in an effort to reduce ad-hoc and trial-and-error approaches, while minimizing decision-making based on intuition and guesswork. In order to demonstrate its usefulness within a real world context, the proposed methodology is applied to a case study in the field of mechanical design: a new mechanical fuel injection system capable of curbing small engine emissions.	en_US
dc.publisher	ASME Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition	en_US
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dc.title	A Framework for Enhancing Outside-the-box Thinking in Engineering Design, Demonstrated on a Case Study	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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Abstract:

This paper introduces a framework for enhancing creative thinking in engineering design. As a flexible methodology, the proposed Creative Engineering Design (CED) framework integrates a new concept development tool, the Concept Assessment Taxonomy (CAT), which constitutes the core of the proposed methodology. By combining the procedures of concept generation, evaluation and selection in a single matrix, the CAT aims to systematize and simplify the overall conceptualization process, while delivering design process transparency. Early trials have shown the effectiveness of the CED framework in offering procedural guidance and a better comprehension of the multifaceted nature of engineering design. It complements well-established textbook-methods in an effort to reduce ad-hoc and trial-and-error approaches, while minimizing decision-making based on intuition and guesswork. In order to demonstrate its usefulness within a real world context, the proposed methodology is applied to a case study in the field of mechanical design: a new mechanical fuel injection system capable of curbing small engine emissions.

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