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The cognitive aspects of the engineering design activity – A literature survey

In English

Författare

Redaktör

  • Imre Horváth
  • Xirouchakis Paul

Summary, in English

This literature survey aims at representing the current research on the cognitive aspects of the design activity, with an emphasis on problem-solving processes. The study is based on the selection of about sixty papers and books on the subject. The principal parameters of the study were defined as follows: general topics of the works, objects of the works, cognitive approaches, research results, study methods. The findings from this survey are: Most of the studies concern design theory, and then design support and education; They focus mainly on the conceptual design phase; The foremost cognitive aspect studied is problem solving, but knowledge, imagery and memory are also considered; The results of the reviewed papers confirm the validity of prescriptive methods for the design process, but there is a felt need for acknowledgement of the design activity constraints induced by cognitive limitations; The methods employed in most experiments are based on verbal protocol analysis and sketch analysis. The most important findings of this survey are that research should be extended to new areas, such as: Research on the cognitive aspects of the designer in the embodiment and detail design phases; Implementation of the research findings in current design practice, to improve the design process; Research of the origins of expert knowledge.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

2004

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

1095-1096

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering - TMCE'04

Volym

2

Dokumenttyp

Konferensbidrag

Förlag

Millpress

Ämne

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Nyckelord

  • design process
  • detail design
  • design theory
  • embodiment design
  • engineering design
  • literature review
  • verbal protocol analysis
  • problem solving
  • sketch analysis
  • design activity
  • conceptual design
  • machine design
  • maskinkonstruktion

Conference name

5th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering - TMCE'04

Conference date

2004-04-13 - 2004-04-17

Conference place

Lausanne, Switzerland

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISBN: 90 5966 018 8