FUTURE ISSUES FOR DESIGN RESEARCH(FIDR) WORKSHOP

1999

Final Report

Author : S.J.Culley,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering and Design, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY.

 

Funded by the DTI & EPSRC

 

Organising Committee:

S.J.Culley University of Bath (Chair)

C.A.McMahon, University of Bristol

K.M.Wallace, University of Cambridge

Professor S.Evans, Cranfield University

ISBN 1 85790 061 8

 

CONTENTS

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. Background and Related work
    2. Aims and Objectives
    3. Format
    4. Additional input
      1. Keynote speakers
      2. Framework V
      3. Pre-workshop requests for information
      4. End of workshop questionnaire
  2. RESULTS - DISCUSSION
    1. Drivers and Constraints
    2. Impact and Achievements
    3. Needs and Requirements
    4. Priorities and key issues
  3. RESULTS - TECHNOLOGY/KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
    1. Current Methods
    2. The Validation issue
    3. Proposed Methods
  4. RESULTS - PRE-WORKSHOP SUBMISSION
    1. Requirements of Industry
    2. Achievements of Design Research
    3. Weaknesses of Design Research
    4. Key Issues
  5. RESULTS - QUESTIONNAIRE
    1. Evaluation of results
    2. Comparison with the USA
  6. COMPARISON OF INPUTS
  7. CONCLUSIONS
  8. RECOMMENDATIONS
    1. Knowledge and Information Management
    2. Integration
    3. Early stage support - commercial and technical
    4. Process issues - Scenarios/risk based process
    5. Metrics - Change/Academic
    6. Design experiments and validation
    7. Design research in context
    8. People
    9. Activities
      1. 'Managing in the millennium'
      2. Research TCS
      3. Research assistants - industrial secondments
      4. Metrics/measures of performance
  9. REFERENCES

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Format of workshop and Delegate List

Appendix 2 - Professor M.M.Andreasen - Keynote Address

Appendix 3 - Dr. C. Hales - Keynote Address

Appendix 4 - Framework V Information

Appendix 5 - Syndicate Groups - Negative aspects

Appendix 6 - Syndicate Groups - Needs and requirements

Appendix 7 - Syndicate Groups - Key issues and priorities

Appendix 8 - Current methods of awareness, technology transfer, validation

Appendix 9 - Pre workshop submissions