Conceptual design has a decisive impact on the product development time, cost and
success. This paper presents a new conceptual design method for achieving rapid and …

In the inherently large space of design, explicating all possible concept variants—to avoid
leaving out potential concepts—is astronomically costly, if at all possible. A strategy that can …

This paper presents a knowledge-based system,'EFDEX', the Engineering Functional
Design Expert, which was developed using an expert system shell, CLIPS 6.1, to perform …

Very often, outsourced components (known as standard components) are used for reducing
design effort and product cost in mould design. They are usually manufactured by …

The paper presents a behaviour-driven functional (B-FES) modelling framework for
functional design of mechanical products based on a rule-based causal behavioural …

Conceptual design synthesis, which focuses on generating solution alternatives, has a
significant impact on the cost and quality of the final product. The development of radically …

In this paper is presented a structure and functioning of the SWPK computer system on the
basis of knowledge and design experience for aiding the machine's conceptual design. It is …

The functional synthesis of mechanisms is involved in the problem solving process to finding
functional chains of mechanisms in conceptual design, which has an essential effect on the …

Traditional computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools
have their limitations in supporting quick-to-market, mass-customized product development …

A key step in conceptual design is to develop specifications for the required behaviors or
functions and transforms the specifications into the description of component configuration …