Information Axiom and its Application in Axiomatic Design

Designers have paid more attention to the axiomatic design as a more scientific method of product design that has supplied basic principles and conceptual frameworks for product innovation design and improvement design.With regard to some shortcomings of the research field,the information axiom and the information calculation method of axiomatic design are studied and a model for information calculation is established.In addition,relevant questions concerning information calculation are analyzed and an example is given.It lays a sound foundation for practical application of information axiom.