Advances in Design [Paperback]

Advances in Design examines recent advances and innovations in product design paradigms, methods, tools and applications. It presents fifty-two selected papers which were presented at the 14^th CIRP International Design Seminar held in May 2004. This book will be bought by postgraduate and senior undergraduate students studying product design. It will also be of interest to researchers and practitioners working in the field of product design.

Advances in Design examines recent advances and innovations in product design paradigms, methods, tools and applications. It presents fifty-two selected papers which were presented at the 14^th CIRP International Design Seminar held in May 2004 as well as the invited keynote papers. Dr. Waguih ElMaraghy was the conference Chair and Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy was on the program committee. The International Institution for Production Research (CIRP), founded in 1951, is the top production engineering research college worldwide. The CIRP is subdivided into Scientific and Technical Committees (STCs) which are responsible for coordinating cutting-edge research as well as holding highly regarded annual international seminars to disseminate the results. The CIRP Design STC meeting is the forum in which the latest developments in the design field are presented and discussed.

Part I: Next Generation Design Economic Growth, Business Innovation and Engineering Design Directions of Next Generation Product Development What-if Design as an Integrative Method in Product Design Self Organization in Design Towards a Design Methodology for Self-optimizing Systems Part II: Design Knowledge and Functional Design Reusing Design Knowledge Structural and Functional Analysis for Assemblies Knowledge Management for a Cooperative Design System Part III: Innovative and Conceptual Design AdaptEx: Extending Product Life Cycles through Sl3