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The Mechanical Design Process, 4/e
David G. Ullman, Oregon State University

Concept Generation

Key Questions

  • How can understanding the function help developing form?
  • What does flow have to do with function?
  • How can patents help generate ideas?
  • How can you get the best out of brainstorming and brainwriting?
  • How do contradictions lead to new ideas?
  • What is a morphology and what does it do?