MODELING DIFFERENCES IN INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTIONS OF ABSTRACTED SYSTEM MODELS

DS 89: Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2018), University of Bath, Bath, UK

Year: 2018
Editor: Elies Dekoninck, Andrew Wodehouse, Chris Snider, Georgi Georgiev, Gaetano Cascini
Author: Cameron Turner, Chiradeep Sen
Series: ICDC
Section: THE CREATIVE MIND
Page(s): 232-239
ISBN: 9781912254071

Abstract

Engineer’s often develop abstract conceptual models of products using function based languages. The expectation is that these models, even when prepared by different engineers will be similar if not identical in form. In practice, this is not at all the case, particularly when the modelling form is highly abstracted from physical reality. This paper explores a proposed method that can identify differences in system perception amongst engineers and supports the development of metrics that enable model regions where perceptions differ to be quantified and identified. These regions are suspected to be regions where creativity and innovation may be readily applicable to the system design. The work in this paper is supported by an initial pilot study as a foundation for further work.

Keywords: State Transition Matrices, Functional Modeling, Concept Models, Abstraction, Individual Perspective

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