Engineering design science and theory of technical systems: legacy of Vladimir Hubka

Abstract

The work and life of Vladimir Hubka is considered in the context of the historic situation. Hubka's work relates especially to design engineering, which shows distinct differences to other forms of designing. With a brief outline of his life from 1924 to 2006, the main theories developed by Hubka, and the methods derived from those theories are summarised. Continuation of this work, especially by Ernst Eder, has resulted in some improvements.

Keywords:

• design methods
• techniques and tools
• design theory and research methodology
• product and systems modelling

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W. Ernst Eder

Retired from Royal Military College of Canada, PO Box 17000, Station Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7K 7B4