Method for Creative Behavioral Design Based on Analogy and Blending from Natural Things

Tsujimoto, Kazuya and Miura, Shinji and Tsumaya, Akira and Nagai, Yukari and Chakrabarti, Amaresh and Taura, Toshiharu (2008) Method for Creative Behavioral Design Based on Analogy and Blending from Natural Things. In: Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, August 3-6, 2008, Brooklyn, New York.

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Abstract

In the near future, robots and CG (computer graphics) will be required to exhibit creative behaviors that reflect designers’ abstract images and emotions. However, there are no effective methods to develop abstract images and emotions and support designers in designing creative behaviors that reflect their images and emotions. Analogy and blending are two methods known to be very effective for designing creative behaviors. The aim of this study is to propose a method for developing designers’ abstract behavioral images and emotions and giving shape to them by constructing a computer system that supports a designer in the creation of the desired behavior. This method focuses on deriving inspiration from the behavioral aspects of natural phenomena rather than simply mimicking it. We have proposed two new methods for developing abstract behavioral images and emotions by which a designer can use analogies from natural things such as animals and plants even when there is a difference in the number of joints between the natural object and the design target. The first method uses visual behavioral images, the second uses rhythmic behavioral images. We have demonstrated examples of designed behaviors to verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	ASME
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to ASME.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2011 09:04
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2011 09:04
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/40848

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