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Título del libro: Iced 11 - 18th International Conference On Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Título del capítulo: On the functions of products

Autores UNAM:
JUAN CARLOS ORTIZ NICOLAS;
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Año de publicación:
2011
Palabras clave:

Function analysis; Function Analysis Diagram; Product design; Product function


Resumen:

Understanding the performance and manner of functioning of existing products is at the base of new product development activities. In engineering design the term function is generally used to refer to the technical actions performed by a product. However, products accomplish a wider range of goals. This research explores the opportunity to describe and model, through the concept of function, product actions across four dimensions including technical, aesthetic, social and economic. The research demonstrates that non-technical functions can be represented through active verbs and nouns and modelled using a method known as the Function Analysis Diagram (FAD). The research argues that when technical, aesthetic, social and economic perspectives on product development are considered as different types of function, stakeholders have a common language to communicate which can benefit design collaboration.


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