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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Understanding Analogical Reasoning in Biomimetic Design: An Inductive Approach

Authors : Hyunmin Cheong, Gregory Hallihan, L. H. Shu

Published in: Design Computing and Cognition '12

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

This paper reports insights gained from observing groups of novice designers apply biological analogies to solve design problems. We recorded the discourse of fourth-year mechanical engineering students during biomimetic design sessions. We observed that the availability of associations from superficial or functional characteristics of biological knowledge led to fixation, which affected the designers’ ability to identify the relevant analogy. In addition, even after identifying the analogy, the designers fixated on mapping irrelevant characteristics of biological knowledge, instead of developing additional solutions based on the previously detected analogy. The paper also presents initial work towards quantifying analogical reasoning in a design study.

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Metadata
Title
Understanding Analogical Reasoning in Biomimetic Design: An Inductive Approach
Authors
Hyunmin Cheong
Gregory Hallihan
L. H. Shu
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Design Computing and Cognition '12

Print ISBN: 978-94-017-9111-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-017-9112-0

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9112-0_2

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