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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Liu, Weia; b | Rosa, Francescod; * | Cascini, Gaetanod | Tan, Runhuaa; c
Affiliations: [a] National Engineering Research Center for Technological Innovation Method and Tool, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China | [b] School of Economics and Management, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China | [c] School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China | [d] Dipartimento di Meccanica Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Email: francesco.rosa@polimi.it. Tel: (+39)02-2399-8275.
Abstract: Function-Based (FB) representations of complex systems play an important role in Biologically Inspired Design (BID) by easing the knowledge interchange among biologists, engineers and designers. Many representations have been proposed by scholars over the years, but none of them has ever become a clear favorite. As a matter of fact, each model represents the system from a distinctive perspective. This paper explores the effects of these different representations as creative stimuli for students in order to obtain recommendations for fostering innovation in education and training practices. After introducing a selection of FB models for BID, the paper describes an experiment designed to allow a quantitative comparison of the outcomes of a BID design challenge among undergraduate students attending a course on methods and tools for conceptual design. An analysis of the results of the experiment is followed by the authors’ reflection on directions for educational development.
Keywords: Biologically Inspired Design, Knowledge representation, Ideation, Design creativity
DOI: 10.3233/JID200006
Journal: Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 85-108, 2020
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