Conceptual Design is the initial phase of the mechanical design process in which abstract ideas and functional requirements are synthesized into a fundamental architecture or principle solution, distinguishing it from subsequent detailed design and analysis stages by focusing on innovation, feasibility, and overall system configuration.
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Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach
Students Quarterly Journal · 1963 · 4.1K citations · Full text
Arts, Design, Systems Engineering +12
Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning
Clive L. Dym, Alice M. Agogino, Özgür Eriş et al. · Journal of Engineering Education · 2005 · 2.7K citations
Arts, Design, Electrical Engineering +13
Engineering design — A systematic approach
K.L. Edwards · Materials & Design (1980-2015) · 1995 · 2.1K citations
Arts, Design, Systems Engineering +12
Human factors in engineering and design
Shihab Asfour · International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics · 1988 · 1.8K citations
Arts, Design, Systems Engineering +11
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- KLKristin L. Wood
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
39 publications · 4.8K citations
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- RBRobert B. Stone
Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States
34 publications · 3.7K citations
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, United States
32 h-index
141 publications
6.5K citations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, United States
27 h-index
77 publications
7K citations
Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
26 h-index
85 publications
3.9K citations
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
24 h-index
82 publications
5.7K citations
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, United States
24 h-index
72 publications
7.5K citations
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, United States
23 h-index
72 publications
5.9K citations
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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69 publications
4.4K citations
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, Singapore
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65 publications
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- Design Studies
86 publications · 9.3K citations
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- Journal of Mechanical Design
70 publications · 4.9K citations
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- Research in Engineering Design
72 publications · 5.6K citations
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- Journal of Engineering Design
76 publications · 2.7K citations
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- Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing
AIEDAM · 59 publications · 3.6K citations
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