Evaluating FuncSION: A software for automated synthesis of design solutions for stimulating ideation during mechanical conceptual design

Pal, Ujjwal and Liu, Ying-Chieh and Chakrabarti, Amaresh (2014) Evaluating FuncSION: A software for automated synthesis of design solutions for stimulating ideation during mechanical conceptual design. In: AI EDAM-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURING, 28 (3, SI). pp. 209-226.

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Abstract

The goal of the work reported in this paper is to use automated, combinatorial synthesis to generate alternative solutions to be used as stimuli by designers for ideation. FuncSION, a computational synthesis tool that can automatically synthesize solution concepts for mechanical devices by combining building blocks from a library, is used for this purpose. The objectives of FuncSION are to help generate a variety of functional requirements for a given problem and a variety of concepts to fulfill these functions. A distinctive feature of FuncSION is its focus on automated generation of spatial configurations, an aspect rarely addressed by other computational synthesis programs. This paper provides an overview of FuncSION in terms of representation of design problems, representation of building blocks, and rules with which building blocks are combined to generate concepts at three levels of abstraction: topological, spatial, and physical. The paper then provides a detailed account of evaluating FuncSION for its effectiveness in providing stimuli for enhanced ideation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	AI EDAM-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURING
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2473 USA
Keywords:	Combinatorial Synthesis; Creativity; Ideation; Novelty; Stimuli
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2014 11:03
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2014 11:03
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49757

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