A THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DESIGN CREATIVITY

This paper presents a mathematical model for understanding the factors that lead to a creative design, using the axiomatic theory of design modeling. This mathematical model provides the dynamic mechanism underlying the creative design process: design governing equation. It is pointed out that there...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) 2011-08
Main Authors: Zeng, Yong, Yan, Baiquan, Chen, Bo, Yao, Shengji
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This paper presents a mathematical model for understanding the factors that lead to a creative design, using the axiomatic theory of design modeling. This mathematical model provides the dynamic mechanism underlying the creative design process: design governing equation. It is pointed out that there may exist a chaotic motion behind the design process because of the nonlinearity of the design governing equation. Based on the recursive-logic based design process model for solving this equation, three routes to creative design are given. A case study from a patent and a software experiment are used to verify the presented mathematical theory.
ISSN:2371-5243
2371-5243
DOI:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4029