caa a22 4500 469072717 CHVBK 20180323132926.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01607946 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01607946 French Michael Department of Engineering, Lancaster University, United Kingdom aut The opportunistic route and the role of design principles [Elektronische Daten] [Michael French] This paper describes some aspects of the opportunistic mode of design which, it is held, most designers adopt, particularly for the step from concept to embodiment, or means to form, in which it is most characteristically seen. Simple examples are given which show the operation of constraints in directing the designer, and the strengths and weaknesses of the approach are discussed. Suggestions are made as to the important role design principles can play, and how their systematic introduction could help. Some notes are given on a computer aid which is being developed to prompt the designer in the use of appropriate principles at the appropriate stage in the work. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1992 Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 4/3(1992-09-01), 185-190 0934-9839 4:3<185 1992 4 163 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607946 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607946 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- French Michael Department of Engineering, Lancaster University, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 4/3(1992-09-01), 185-190 0934-9839 4:3<185 1992 4 163 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer