TY - JOUR
T1 - The design process
T2 - Properties, paradigms, and structure
AU - Braha, Dan
AU - Maimon, Oded
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received July 27, 1995; revised April 16, 1996. The work of D. Braha was supported by the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 USA. D. Braha is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. O. Maimon is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel. Publisher Item Identifier S 1083-4427(97)00135-5.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - In this paper, we examine the logic and methodology of engineering design from the perspective of the philosophy of science. The fundamental characteristics of design problems and design processes are discussed and analyzed. These characteristics establish the framework within which different design paradigms are examined. Following the discussions on descriptive properties of design, and the prescriptive role of design paradigms, we advocate the plausible hypothesis that there is a direct resemblance between the structure of design processes and the problem solving of scientific communities. The scientific community metaphor has been useful in guiding the development of general purpose highly effective design process meta-tools [73], [125].
AB - In this paper, we examine the logic and methodology of engineering design from the perspective of the philosophy of science. The fundamental characteristics of design problems and design processes are discussed and analyzed. These characteristics establish the framework within which different design paradigms are examined. Following the discussions on descriptive properties of design, and the prescriptive role of design paradigms, we advocate the plausible hypothesis that there is a direct resemblance between the structure of design processes and the problem solving of scientific communities. The scientific community metaphor has been useful in guiding the development of general purpose highly effective design process meta-tools [73], [125].
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U2 - 10.1109/3468.554679
DO - 10.1109/3468.554679
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AN - SCOPUS:0031103248
VL - 27
SP - 146
EP - 166
JO - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
JF - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
SN - 1083-4427
IS - 2
ER -