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Cognitive estimation in the ideation phase of engineering design
Adolphy, Sebastian; Gericke, Kilian; Blessing, Lucienne
2010DCC'10 - 4th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition
 

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Keywords :
estimation; engineering design; design method; design education; protocol analysis
Abstract :
[en] Estimation in its diverse forms is assumed to be relevant for problem solving in engineering design due to the inherent deficiencies in information availability and reliability. Nevertheless aside from some exception estimation as a method is hardly mentioned in standard literature on systematic approaches to engineering design like Pahl and Beitz. As well it is rarely deliberate addressed in engineering education. Engineering designers are expected to gain estimation competence by experience. Good performance in estimation and the development of estimation competence by hat is left to chance. Estimation as a problem solving strategy covers a wide range of activities on a continuous spectrum between the extremes of random guesses and highly mathematical statistics based approaches. Our research addresses estimation activities which are solely based on cognitive performance, without using specific mathematical procedures or technological support. Our current study is an explorative, qualitative protocol analysis of two idea creation meetings addressing different problems in the early phases of a technology-driven innovation project recorded by the DTRS7 organisation. The addressed research questions are: Where, how, why and what for is estimation used in engineering design? This analysis should give further insight in the not widely delineated topic of estimation in engineering design.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-CONFERENCE-2011-172
Author, co-author :
Adolphy, Sebastian;  Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Gericke, Kilian ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Blessing, Lucienne ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Language :
English
Title :
Cognitive estimation in the ideation phase of engineering design
Publication date :
2010
Event name :
DCC'10 - 4th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition
Event place :
Stuttgart, Germany
Event date :
from 10-07-2010 to 12-07-2010
Audience :
International
Commentary :
Proceedings of Design Computing and Cognition '10
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