Creativity in engineering - Part 4 (English version)

Marcelo Valderrey

10 Apr, 2024 03:03 PM

CPDC: Conceptual Postprocessing Divergent Convergent.
This tutorial describes a relevant task within the conceptual engineering process that consists of post-processing the SSC (Spectrum of Solution Concepts) to understand and classify the solutions achieved, and deepen the learning of the problem.
Its objective is to obtain new solutions, either by association of pre-existing ones, by the discovery of conceptual omissions or by a crisis of ideas and paradigms that induces the breaking of molds and the appearance of disruptive concepts.
In order to properly contextualize this task, all the milestones of the conceptual stage are reviewed, highlighting the moment in which the CPDC is executed and glimpsing its relevance.

1. Step 1: the CPDC in the context of the conceptual stage

   Below is an accelerated video that visually introduces the topic that is later detailed with images and explanatory texts.

   
   

2. Step 2: chair of Synthesis of Mechanisms and Machines

   It is important to highlight that the present material, methodology and notations correspond to the context of the School of Mechanical Engineering (EIM) of the Faculty of Exact Sciences, Engineering and Surveying (FCEIA) of the National University of Rosario (UNR), Santa Fe, Republic Argentina. Therefore, these are not universal concepts or symbolisms but, on the contrary, particular ones developed by the chair specifically for said context, with an approach based on psychology and neuroscience that is complementary to the more formal and rational ones of use common in engineering.

   

   

   
   

3. Step 3: "effects" that start the design process

   

   
   

   
   

4. Step 4: "causes" derived from the effect-cause analysis

   

   
   

   
   

5. Step 5: "DUE" and formulation of the design problem

   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

6. Step 6: "Spontaneous ideation" and its SSC

   

   
   

   
   

7. Step 7: "State of the Art" and its SSC

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

8. Step 8: "Generation and Evaluation" and its SSC

   

   
   

   
   

9. Step 9: "CPDC" and its SSC

   

   

   

   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

10. Step 10: "Validation of ideas"

    

    
    

    
    

11. Step 11: the overall process

    

    

    

12. Step 12: links

    This tutorial comes from:

    Creatividad en ingeniería - Parte 3 | GrabCAD Tutorials

    and continues in:

    Creativity in Engineering - Part 4 "CPDC results" | GrabCAD Tutorials