A Model for Exploring Technological Changes in New Systems

Abstract This paper presents a product model for capturing the information of technological products and processes (TPP). It presents a generic model to discern the changes occurring in knowledge level of technological systems during design activities. The proposition is the Product Evolution Exploring Model (PEEM) that was initially developed within DEFI (Definition of inventive efficiency) project to support the measurement of novelty. PEEM helps to distinguish the functional, behavioral and structural changes in a common level of technical characteristics. The ultimate objective of PEEM is to provide a data base of applied knowledge in technological systems during design processes for supporting the framework of inventive design performance measurement system (IDPMS) within the DEFI project.