The contact and channel approach – 20 years of application experience in product engineering

Enthalten in
Journal of engineering design 
Volume
31
Issue
5
Start Page
241
End Page
265
Citation
Journal of Engineering Design 31 (5): 241-265 (2020-05-03)
Publisher DOI
10.1080/09544828.2019.1699035
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85076101489
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
The Contact and Channel Approach (C&C2-Approach) integrates the relation of function and embodiment in a model and aims to support design engineers in activities of analysis and synthesis. Since its definition, this approach has been applied in different research and development projects. In order to provide links for further research work, this article will summarise the findings of the last 20 years of research on the C&C2-Approach. Based on categorised cases of application, future challenges and research needs are derived and discussed.
Schlagworte
Embodiment design
functional modelling
product development
systems modelling
DDC Class
600: Technik