Axiomatic Design -- Development and Application

Author: Xie Youbo et al. (MIT, USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This is a book introducing design theory and methods. "Design" is an extremely important yet highly complex activity for humans. Before engaging in any other activity, people must first design their actions. The success or failure of an activity is directly linked to the correctness of its design. Since design is always associated with intellectual activities and creativity, and due to its elusive nature, it is often believed to rely on human intuition, talent, and experience. However, design must develop its scientific foundation, which is design theory. The design axioms proposed by the author and his colleagues after over a decade of research on the fundamental principles of design activities are presented in this book. The purpose of this book is to establish a scientific foundation for design, enabling designers to be more creative, reduce random searches in design, shorten the iterative process, and directly achieve optimal results. However, this book is not limited to theoretical discussions. Under the guidance of design axioms, the authors systematically introduce many effective design methods and provide numerous examples. Therefore, it is a highly practical book, serving as essential reading material or a teaching reference for design engineers. Of course, the immediate significance of this book's publication is to contribute to a substantial improvement in the product design level of China's manufacturing industry. This is currently the focal point of global manufacturing competition and a critical challenge that China must address in its journey from a manufacturing to a manufacturing.