Qualitative reasoning in conceptual design with physical features
Takashi Kiriyama, Tetsuo Tomiyama, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa · 1993
1.1. Conceptual Design with Physical Features In design of a new mechanism, the first task of the designer is to decide the principal behavior and structure of the design object satisfying the required function. This phase of design is called conceptual design. The designer's interest in conceptual design is the qualitative behavior and