Abstract
The technological advances carried out these last years in the field of products development led the researchers to elaborate the approaches that reduce the cost and time of product development, enhance the quality of product and help the designers to be more creative. These objectives are difficult to obtain due to a large number of phases, which should be carried out during the product development and the large number of experts of different disciplines that are involved. Currently, computer aided systems and software have concentrated on the capture and representation of geometrical shape and technical information as opposed to providing supports for product design in the earlier stages of design process. In a non–routine design, it is delicate and extremely complex to obtain the best products answering customer’s specifications. The aim of this paper is to present a methodology to assist designers during the first stages of design. The objective is not to construct automatically the shape but both to automate a certain number of heavy and tiresome tasks, and assist designers during collaborative design. In the best case, this assistance makes the designers’ stimulation possible by presenting them the solutions that they had not thought of before.
Citation
Pallez, D., Ghodous, P., and Martinez, M. (2002) A geometric aid during the first stages of product collaborative design, in Durling, D. and Shackleton, J. (eds.), Common Ground - DRS International Conference 2002, 5-7 September, London, United Kingdom. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2002/researchpapers/61
A geometric aid during the first stages of product collaborative design
The technological advances carried out these last years in the field of products development led the researchers to elaborate the approaches that reduce the cost and time of product development, enhance the quality of product and help the designers to be more creative. These objectives are difficult to obtain due to a large number of phases, which should be carried out during the product development and the large number of experts of different disciplines that are involved. Currently, computer aided systems and software have concentrated on the capture and representation of geometrical shape and technical information as opposed to providing supports for product design in the earlier stages of design process. In a non–routine design, it is delicate and extremely complex to obtain the best products answering customer’s specifications. The aim of this paper is to present a methodology to assist designers during the first stages of design. The objective is not to construct automatically the shape but both to automate a certain number of heavy and tiresome tasks, and assist designers during collaborative design. In the best case, this assistance makes the designers’ stimulation possible by presenting them the solutions that they had not thought of before.