Abstract
The introduction of a new design support system may change the
engineering designer's work situation. Therefore, it may not be
possible to derive all the functionalities for a design support
system from solely empirical studies of manual design work.
Alternatively the design support system could be based on a
assertion with a theoretical foundation, which then is verified
through empirical studies. However, to develop a design support
system, there is a need for a balanced theoretical and empirical
approach.This paper presents the results from the first steps in
the development of a design support system, indicating a proposal
for how to balance a theoretical and empirical approach. The
result of this research will be utilized in the development of a
Designer's Workbench to support the synthesis activity in
mechanical design.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of NordDesign ´96 |
| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | Helsinki University of Technology |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Pages | 95-102 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | NordDesign '96 - Espo, Finland Duration: 1 Jan 1996 → … |
Conference
| Conference | NordDesign '96 |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Espo |
| Period | 01/01/1996 → … |