Abstract: Using examples to inspire designers to generate more innovative design solutions is a widely adopted methodology for design support, while inappropriate use of examples may simultaneously lead to design fixation. Once a ...

Abstract: In the engineering design process, design fixation significantly constrains the diversity of design solutions. Numerous studies have aimed to mitigate design fixation, yet determining its occurrence in real-time remains a ...

Abstract: Patent data have long been used for engineering design research because of its large and expanding size and widely varying massive amount of design information contained in patents. Recent advances in artificial intelligence ...

Abstract: Abstract. Planar single-degree-of-freedom (DOF) mechanisms are widely used in human rehabilitation devices, yet research on spatial single-DOF mechanisms remains limited. Given the complex spatial nature of human motion, ...

Abstract: The patent database is often used by designers to search for inspirational stimuli for innovative design opportunities because of the large size, extensive variety, and the massive quantity of design information contained ...

Abstract: Abstract. Research and practice in intelligent design (ID) have significantly enhanced engineering innovation, efficiency, quality, and productivity over recent decades, fundamentally reshaping how engineering designers ...