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The Reference System in the Model of PGE: Proposing a Generalized Description of Reference Products and their Interrelations

Part of: Design Methods and Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2019

Albert Albers ,
Simon Rapp ,
Markus Spadinger ,
Thilo Richter ,
Clemens Birk ,
Florian Marthaler ,
Jonas Heimicke ,
Victor Kurtz  and
Holger Wessels

Abstract

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Samsung recently introduced a new smartphone display with increased breaking resistance, which will probably be relevant for future cars as well. This example shows that subsystems, in general artefacts from former development processes can be relevant for subsequent projects. Their integration has to be planned, i.a. even before the original product is in the market and across branches. The research on supporting methods requires a suitable description model for this phenomenon. Research in design reuse and PGE – product generation engineering addresses this only partially yet. Design reuse focuses on the informational aspect, PGE refers primarily to reference products. This contribution aims at closing this gap as a basis for future research. Two case studies from industry projects by the authors and an example from foresight and product planning show the role of artefacts from former development processes in running projects. It is described which artefacts are used as a reference, why they are used and when. Based on these findings the authors propose the term “reference system” to depict the whole set of artefacts, which serves as a basis for every product development project.

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Design theoryOntologiesKnowledge management
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Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , July 2019 , pp. 1693 - 1702
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