Analyzing the modes of reasoning in design using the SAPPhIRE model of causality and the Extended Integrated Model of Designing

Bhatt, AN and Majumder, A and Chakrabarti, A (2021) Analyzing the modes of reasoning in design using the SAPPhIRE model of causality and the Extended Integrated Model of Designing. In: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM .

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Abstract

Literature suggests that people typically understand knowledge by induction and produce knowledge by synthesis. This paper revisits the various modes of reasoning - explanatory abduction, innovative abduction, deduction, and induction - that have been proposed by earlier researchers as crucial modes of reasoning underlying the design process. First, our paper expands earlier work on abductive reasoning - an essential mode of reasoning involved in the process of synthesis - by understanding its role with the help of the "SAPPhIRE"model of causality. The explanations of abductive reasoning in design using the SAPPhIRE model have been compared with those using existing models. Second, the paper captures and analyzes various modes of reasoning during design synthesis with the help of the "Extended Integrated Model of Designing". The analysis of participants' verbal speech and outcomes shows the model's ability to explain the various modes of reasoning that occur in design. The results indicate the above models to provide a more extensive account of reasoning in design synthesis. Earlier empirical validation of both the models lends further support to the claim of their explanatory capacity. Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Cambridge University Press
Keywords:	Sapphire, Abduction; Abductive reasoning; Design models; Design synthesis; Design-process; Integrated modeling; Mode of reasoning; Modeling abilities; Reasoning; Sapphire, Design
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2022 06:56
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2022 06:56
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/71004

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