The Mechanical Design Process

Many models of the design and development process have been published over the years, representing it for different purposes and from different points of view. This article contributes an organising framework that clarifies the topology of the literature on these models and thereby relates the main perspectives that have been developed. The main categories of model are introduced. Their contexts, advantages, and limitations are considered through discussion of selected examples. It is demonstrated that the framework integrates coverage of earlier reviews and as such provides a new perspective on the literature. Finally, key characteristics of design and development process models are discussed considering their applications in practice, and opportunities for further research are suggested. Overall, the article should aid researchers in positioning new models and new modelling approaches in relation to state-of-the-art. It may also be of interest to practitioners and educators seeking an overview of developments in this area.

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Process models in design and development

Innovations in digital modelling for next generation manufacturing system design

Methodology for product-service system innovation. How to develop clean, clever and competitive strategies in companies [contributor and English language editor]

Digital technologies in product-service systems: a literature review and a research agenda

Validation of Product-Service Systems – A Prototyping Approach

Operationalizing IPS2 Development Process: A method for Realizing IPS2 Developments based on Process-based Project Planning

New societal challenges influence product development on different levels, from business strategies of companies to engineering activities. For instance, the extension of product centered development to Product-Service Systems including products, services, infrastructure, business models etc. demand specialists of different domains regarding the development of such solutions. Therefore, transdisciplinary team work is not an academic concept, but a necessity in practice. Besides classical challenges regarding team work, transdisciplinary teams have to face differences in the mutual understanding of development concepts, thus, resulting in misunderstandings. The research group Rethinking Prototyping focusses on prototyping processes, in particular by integrating different approaches and analyzing future potential of prototyping. The main idea is to bring different perspectives into collision to learn from each other and develop a common understanding of prototyping. For this purpose a two-day workshop has been conducted, bringing together a group of engineers, architects, interaction designers, media designers etc. Various domain specific design tasks have been analyzed and performed in mixed teams while recording the design process of the group and specific wording of each participant regarding prototyping. This paper describes the research approach and the qualitative results of the study.

A transdisciplinary perspective on prototyping

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Validation of Product-service Systems in Virtual Reality

The appearance of Industrie 40 also known as cyber-physical systems and internet of things enables a continuous creation of data based on intelligent facilities It is assumed that data will be one of the main resources in the future Nevertheless, data need to be transformed into valuable information and further systematically integrated into a value proposition In order to develop these smart services a data-driven business model has to be developed and evaluated For this reason, a literature review has been conducted to identify existing business model approaches in context of Industrie 40 and Product-Service Systems Based on the results of the review requirements for a new model and method have been defined and a data-driven business model including an extensive catalogue of key questions have been developed and applied with an industrial partner The findings and results of the study are presented in this paper

Konrad Exner

Papers

Validation of Product-Service Systems – A Prototyping Approach

Operationalizing IPS2 Development Process: A method for Realizing IPS2 Developments based on Process-based Project Planning

A transdisciplinary perspective on prototyping

Validation of Product-service Systems in Virtual Reality

Data-driven business model a methodology to develop smart services