An Approach Toward Developing Metrics to Predict Performance and Creativity of Final Products in Project-Based Design Class
Abstract
This paper investigates metrics to predict performance and creativity of final products at the early stages of product design, i.e., at concept selection and proof-of-concept (POC) prototyping. Three deliverables (concept sketches, POC prototypes, and final products) in a project-based design class are evaluated using Creative Product Semantic Scale (CPSS). Then, CPSS scores are analyzed using correlation analysis to find CPSS of concept sketches or POC prototypes that significantly correlate with CPSS or performance of final products. The preliminary results of this paper indicate that CPSS subscales may be used to predict performance and creativity of final products; that the earlier the stage of the design process is, the more difficult it is to predict performance of final products; and that building fully-functional prototypes is important to test performance of design concepts.
Recommended Citation
S. Takai et al., "An Approach Toward Developing Metrics to Predict Performance and Creativity of Final Products in Project-Based Design Class," ASME Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Design Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 2012.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70415
Meeting Name
ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Creativity; Design
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2012 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2012
