期刊名称:Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度:2004
语种:English
出版社:The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要:This paper presents a mathematical model for understanding the factors that lead to a creative design, using the axiomatic theory of design modeling. This mathematical model provides the dynamic mechanism underlying the creative design process: design governing equation. It is pointed out that there may exist a chaotic motion behind the design process because of the nonlinearity of the design governing equation. Based on the recursive-logic based design process model for solving this equation, three routes to creative design are given. A case study from a patent and a software experiment are used to verify the presented mathematical theory.