Rather than developing methods to address problems as they occur, the effort in this paper is to formulate methods based on an explicit theory. Methods developed in this way have more scientific rigor because underlying propositions and assumptions are clearly articulated, thus the applicability and limitations of the methods are well defined. The underlying theory used in this work is that of affordancebased design, which has been developed by the authors in a recent series of papers, and is based in turn on the theory of affordances from perceptual psychology. This paper extends affordance-based design into prescriptive methods. A broad affordance-based design process is introduced together with methods for documenting affordances, methods for designing individual affordances, an affordance-based method for reverse engineering and redesign, the affordance structure matrix, and affordance-based selection matrices. Engineering examples used to illustrate the methods include the high level design of an automobile, comfort to automobile passengers, the meshing of gears, wear of gears, a vacuum cleaner, and automotive window switches.

Jonathan R. A. Maier

Georges M. Fadel

Research in Engineering Design

RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING DESIGN 是一本国际期刊，发表关于所有工程领域的设计理论和方法的研究论文，重点关注机械、土木、建筑和制造工程。该杂志专为对与设计实践相关的研究问题感兴趣的学术界、工业界和政府专业人士而设计。论文强调工程设计和学科导向研究的基本原则，其中的结果令人感兴趣或可扩展到其他工程领域。一般感兴趣的领域包括设计理论、设计环境的基础、表示和语言、设计过程的模型以及设计和制造的集成。代表性主题包括功能表示、基于特征的设计、形状语法、流程设计、重新设计、产品数据库模型和实证研究。该杂志还发表最先进的评论文章。

Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering is an international journal that publishes research papers on design theories and methods across all engineering disciplines, with a particular focus on mechanical, civil, architectural, and manufacturing engineering. The journal is designed for academics, industry professionals, and government experts interested in research issues related to design practice. Papers emphasize fundamental principles of engineering design and discipline-oriented research, with results that are of general interest and applicable to other engineering fields. Areas of general interest include design theory, foundations of design environments, representation and language, models of the design process, and integration of design and manufacturing. Representative topics include functional representation, feature-based design, shape grammar, process design, redesign, product database models, and empirical research. The journal also publishes cutting-edge review articles.

《Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering》是一本国际期刊，专注于所有工程领域的设计理论和方法的研究论文，特别关注机械、土木、建筑和制造工程。该期刊旨在为对设计实践相关研究问题感兴趣的学术界、工业界和政府专业人士提供平台。论文强调工程设计和学科导向研究的基本原则，研究结果具有广泛的兴趣和适用性，能够扩展到其他工程领域。一般关注的领域包括设计理论、设计环境的基础、表示和语言、设计过程模型以及设计与制造的集成。代表性主题包括功能表示、基于特征的设计、形状语法、流程设计、重新设计、产品数据库模型和实证研究。此外，该期刊还发表前沿的评论文章。

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