Functional Modeling Experimental Studies
Abstract
As more design methodologies are research and developed, the question arises as to whether these new methodologies are actually advancing the field of engineering design or instead cluttering the field with more theories. There is a critical need to test new methodologies for their contribution to the field of design engineering. This paper presents the results of research attempts to substantiate repeatability claims of the functional model derivation method. Three experiments are constructed and carried out with a participant pool that possesses a range of engineering design skill levels. The experiments test the utility of the functional model derivation method to produce repeatable functional models for a given product among different designers. Results indicate the method is largely successful and identify its key strengths as well as opportunities for improvement.
Recommended Citation
M. A. Kurfman et al., "Functional Modeling Experimental Studies," Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, vol. 4, pp. 267 - 279, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dec 2001.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Dec 2001
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant DMI-9988817