Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge

Emily Carey; Steve Culley; Bruce Allen

doi:10.3233/ATDE210048

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge

Airbus Operations Ltd

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Abstract

The exponential growth of data and information artefacts in engineering organisations are one of the biggest limitations for engineers reusing design knowledge. Approaches to support efficient information access are critical for design. In this paper, we demonstrate an exemplar 'Super Document' principle using knowledge 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' process. Evidence suggests such recycled representations can reduce the time engineers spend on gathering information from documents by up to 70%. We outline the 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' approach using empirical studies with in-service aerospace design engineers. We suggest visual representations better record and communicate information for design engineers, resulting in a time saving of 70% per design in document information seeking. The infographic 'Super Document' created uses visual re-representation of large knowledge artefacts - reducing a 100-page design document to a single page. An insight into the next steps for this research concludes this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research
Editors	Mahmoud Shafik, Keith Case
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	271-276
Number of pages	6
Volume	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614994398
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE210048
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2021
Event	18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021 - Derby, UK United Kingdom Duration: 7 Sept 2021 → 10 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	15
ISSN (Print)	2352-751X
ISSN (Electronic)	2352-7528

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	Derby
Period	7/09/21 → 10/09/21

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The work reported in this paper is dedicated to the deceased Bruce Allen who contributed much of his time and energy, to support facilitating its creation. It has been undertaken with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) and the Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre at The University of Bath (grant reference EP/E00184X/1).

Keywords

Aerospace In-Service
Design Engineering
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Reuse
Visual Information Representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Software
Algebra and Number Theory
Strategy and Management

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Carey, E., Culley, S., & Allen, B. (2021). Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge. In M. Shafik, & K. Case (Eds.), Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (Vol. 15, pp. 271-276). (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; Vol. 15). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE210048

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge. / Carey, Emily ; Culley, Steve; Allen, Bruce.
Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. ed. / Mahmoud Shafik; Keith Case. Vol. 15 IOS Press BV, 2021. p. 271-276 (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; Vol. 15).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Carey, E , Culley, S & Allen, B 2021, Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge. in M Shafik & K Case (eds), Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. vol. 15, Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, vol. 15, IOS Press BV, pp. 271-276, 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, Derby, UK United Kingdom, 7/09/21. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE210048

Carey E , Culley S, Allen B. Reduce, reuse, recycle: Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge. In Shafik M, Case K, editors, Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. Vol. 15. IOS Press BV. 2021. p. 271-276. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering). doi: 10.3233/ATDE210048

Carey, Emily ; Culley, Steve ; Allen, Bruce. / Reduce, reuse, recycle : Visual rerepresentation of design engineering knowledge. Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIV - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2021, incorporating the 35th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. editor / Mahmoud Shafik ; Keith Case. Vol. 15 IOS Press BV, 2021. pp. 271-276 (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering).

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