2008 · 24 citations · 1 references
Engineering design theory and methodology are criticized for being overly general, rigid, and time‑consuming, though some criticism may be unwarranted. The paper proposes a method to convert generic design theory into industry‑specific methodologies. The approach builds on Characteristics‑Properties Modelling and Property‑Driven Development, illustrated with a small example. The example demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed methodology and supports its conclusions.
Engineering Design Theory and Methodology is often criticised as being too general, too broad, too rigid/inflexible, too time-consuming for industrial practice. Not all of the criticism is justified, but the basic message must be taken serious. The aim of this paper is to introduce a novel approach of how to transform a “general” Design Theory and Methodology into an application-specific methodology for a particular branch of industry or even company. Base is the author’s general approach of Characteristics-Properties Modelling (CPM) and Property-Driven Development (PDD). The concept is then illustrated by a small example and conclusions are drawn.
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