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DATA-DRIVEN CREATIVITY: COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM-EXPLORING IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Chijioke C. Obieke,
Jelena Milisavljevic-Syed and
Ji Han
Chijioke C. Obieke
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Jelena Milisavljevic-Syed
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Ji Han*
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
*
Han, Ji, University of Liverpool, Industrial Design, United Kingdom, ji.han@liverpool.ac.uk

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Creativity is required in engineering design. It is required in the aspects of problem-solving - conceptualizing a new solution to a problem, and problem-exploring - conceptualizing a new problem. Studies show that, in both aspects, creativity is a difficult task in practice. The aim of this study is to support the engineering design community by easing the difficulty in the problem-exploring practice. To achieve this, a computational problem-exploring (CPE) model is developed to mimic how design engineers identify a valid design problem. Consequently, a CPE tool - Pro-Explora V1 is developed based on the CPE model. The CPE model consists of a synergy of emergent computational technologies including data retrieval and machine learning. A Markovian model is employed in the CPE model to enable a data-driven random process for exploring design problems. In pilot test, Pro-Explora V1 generated some engineering design-related problems which are meaningful, unique, and could not be distinguished from naturally generated ones. It provides support to design engineers in problem-exploring at the early stage in engineering design. This study contributes to the global effort towards data-driven processes in the fourth industrial revolution.

Keywords

Industry 4.0CreativityDesign engineeringProblem-exploringMarkov chain model

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021, pp. 831 - 840
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