By researching the existing literature for the abilities and conditions necessary for people to
successfully solve engineering design problems, this chapter uncovers a consistent pattern …

With their increasing emphasis on the importance of hands-on practice and gaining
experience, the fields of engineering-design research and education appear to be entering …

This paper interprets the concept of biologically inspired design as understanding design
based on the biological evidence. Borrowing its concept of design competence from …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting the scenario in which innovation takes place. What are
the implications for our understanding of design? Is AI just another digital technology that …

This chapter addresses the central concepts of Design Science, as well as the history and
evolution of this science over time. The main authors who criticize traditional science and …

My main research interest is cognitive architecture for intelligent agents. I have always
driven my research by focusing on specific tasks that bring out the nature of thinking, and …

Biologically-inspired design uses analogous biological phenomena to develop solutions for
engineering problems. Understanding, learning and practicing this approach to design is …

engineering psychology-understanding the mental and physical capabilities of humans and
using that knowledge to improve the design of products and systems-has garnered enough …

This paper examines designing from a cognitive perspective. A long-standing model that
attempts to explain how people solve problems is examined. Also examined is recent work …

What are the prospects for applying the methods of Artificial Intelligence to architectural
designers' knowing-in-action? David Marr (Marr, 1982) has advanced the idea of a …