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How to: The Concept Combination Table

by Jasmine Dibazar

The "Concept"

What is it?

  • A tool for systematic exploration
  • In this table, solutions for each of the sub-problems of a design are combined
  • Using a structured process to examine possible combinations of subproblem solutions ensures good solutions aren't left out of possible designs
  • Concept tables offer a variety of designs that can be combined to make the best solution available

For example:

  • Concept Combination Tables allow for the "mix-ing" and "matching" of multiple design ideas

Why is it important?

  • Provides a way to observe combinations of solution fragments in order
  • Columns in the table correspond to the sub-problems identified for the specific design
  • Since they lose usefulness when the number of columns exceeds three or four, it keeps aspects simple

Problems with Concepts?

Downfalls of the usage of the Combination Concept Table:

  • determining the most important attributes to include in the design
  • implementing each solution
  • trying not to get discouraged when a design doesn't work :(

References

  • "High School Engineering/The Design Process in Action."- Wikibooks, Open Books for an Open World. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
  • Jackson, Peter Lawrence. Getting Design Right: A Systems Approach. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2010. Print.
  • Stoll, Henry W. Product Design Methods and Practices. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999. Print.

Conceptual Engineers

Why should Engineers use this table?

  • Every combination of ideas takes the creator down a different design path
  • Offers fresh and varying approaches to problems; helps to not get stuck behind a "mind block" when creating
  • Suggests different ways of approaching the overall design
  • The table helps lead to a final integrated design with, hopefully the best outcome

Here's the how to,

so you can do it too!

1. Decompose the problem of design into sub-problems (what needs to be done?)

2. Identify and select the critical sub-problems

3. Develop alternative physical solutions for each important sub-problem

4. Narrow the list to the most prominent choices

5. Develop design ideas by visualizing different combinations of the sub-solutions using a matrix

Variety is important.

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