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Application of wirk elements for the synthesis of alternative conceptual solutions

Authors: Janez Rihtaršič, Roman Žavbi, Jože Duhovnik

Published in: Research in Engineering Design | Issue 3/2012

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With the aim of synthesizing technical systems by using physical laws, an engineering designer proceeds from the fact that a great majority of physical laws includes variables and constants, which describe the essential geometry needed for their realization. For each physical law, a complementary basic scheme is chosen. The method presented in the article is based on the premise that if it is possible to describe a technical system with a physical law or a chain of physical laws, then it should also be possible to set up its basic geometry from a complementary basic scheme or from a chain of complementary basic schemata. The method enables a partially automatic approach to the elementary embodiment process and also provides support for elementary embodiment design.

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Title: Application of wirk elements for the synthesis of alternative conceptual solutions
Authors: Janez Rihtaršič
Roman Žavbi
Jože Duhovnik
Publication date: 01-07-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Research in Engineering Design / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0934-9839
Electronic ISSN: 1435-6066
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-012-0127-z

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