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Application of wirk elements for the synthesis of alternative conceptual solutions

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With the aim of synthesizing technical systems by using physical laws, an engineering designer proceeds from the fact that a great majority of physical laws includes variables and constants, which describe the essential geometry needed for their realization. For each physical law, a complementary basic scheme is chosen. The method presented in the article is based on the premise that if it is possible to describe a technical system with a physical law or a chain of physical laws, then it should also be possible to set up its basic geometry from a complementary basic scheme or from a chain of complementary basic schemata. The method enables a partially automatic approach to the elementary embodiment process and also provides support for elementary embodiment design.

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The work presented in the paper is financially supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia (Contract No. P2-0256).

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  2. Laboratory for Engineering Design LECAD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Janez Rihtaršič, Roman Žavbi & Jože Duhovnik

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Rihtaršič, J., Žavbi, R. & Duhovnik, J. Application of wirk elements for the synthesis of alternative conceptual solutions. Res Eng Design 23, 219–234 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-012-0127-z

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