Methodology for creating new scenes through the use of thematic relations for innovative designs

Abstract In order to support the design of products with innovative desired functions (creating the desired functions), this study aims to develop a methodology to create new scenes in which a new product may be used by synthesizing the existing scenes. The development of this methodology focused on thematic relations, which are the relationships between two objects through a thematic scene, such as “an apple is cut by knife.” Thematic relations enable us to represent and manipulate the scenes in a computational manner. In particular, we highlighted the synthesis of the scenes which belong to the different contexts (periods in time, culture, and technology). We propose a specific methodology in which thematic relations are used to construct a database of existing scenes and then create a new scene using this database. This methodology was implemented in a computer system. Case studies were provided to demonstrate the use of this system.

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