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Engineering Design by Integrated Diagrams
Aurisicchio, Marco; Bracewell, Rob
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Year:
2009
Editor:
Norell Bergendahl, M.; Grimheden, M.; Leifer, L.; Skogstad, P.; Lindemann, U.
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Series:
ICED
Section:
Design Methods and Tools
Page(s):
301-312
Abstract:
The Design Rationale editor (DRed), an IBIS derivative, originally developed to support the capture of design rationale, has progressively evolved into a tool to map a unified information space covering product planning, specification, design, and service. The paper presents research to extend the functionality and the notation of the DRed tool to support the generation of new diagram types. A novel approach to designing and its documentation by integrated diagrams is proposed, formalised into a templated structure and illustrated by means of a case study in the aerospace engineering industry. Up until now the approach has been taught for one year to engineering graduates involved in the training programme of the collaborating company. The results have shown that creating large digital information spaces is feasible, and delivers benefits to its users.
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