Research Article

A User-Oriented Design Knowledge Reuse Model

Table 1

Design knowledge in product design process [32].

PictorialSymbolicLinguisticVirtual Algorithmic

Sketches
Detailed drawings
Charts
Photographs
CAD model views
Decision tables
Production rules
Flow charts
FMEA diagram
Assembly tree
Fishbone diagrams
ontologies
Customer requirements
Design rules, constraints
Analogies
Customer feedback
Verbal communication
Concept
Solutions
CAD models
CAE simulations
Virtual reality Simulations
Virtual prototypes
Animations
Multimedia
Mathematical equations
Parameterizations
Constraint solvers
Computer algorithms
Design/operational procedures