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INCREMENTAL DESIGN [9 records]

Record 1 2005-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Architectural Design
  • Construction
CONT

... the genesis of the product... [may be] 1. Invention-never conceived before... 2. Invention-honing of an invention/a large change to an existing product... 3. A mature design with incremental innovation....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Conception architecturale
  • Construction
DEF

Action de concevoir de nouveaux moyens techniques de réalisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
  • Diseño arquitectónico
  • Construcción
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Record 2 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

Étapes d'assemblage de la Station spatiale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

... the genesis of the product... [may be] 1. Invention-never before conceived... 2. Innovation-honing of an invention/a large change to an existing product... 3. A mature design with incremental innovation....

OBS

See also the record for "creative design".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
DEF

Action d'imaginer, d'inventer, de créer quelque chose de nouveau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño industrial
DEF

Descubrimiento de un nuevo producto o de un nuevo proceso de producción para un producto ya existente.

OBS

Los inventos son protegibles, en favor de los inventores, a través de su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad Industrial, por medio de la patente correspondiente.

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Record 4 1992-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Because design knowledge is relatively high when we are dealing with modifications of existing products, we describe this design situation as "Incremental Design"....

CONT

A mature design with incremental innovation-the motor car.

OBS

The verb forms "to design better products" also refer to the same concept. Contrast with "real innovation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
DEF

apparition d'une nouvelle version d'un type de produit existant.

OBS

Le résultat d'une innovation radicale est l'apparition d'un produit profondément changé. Celui d'une invention cumulative est l'apparition d'une version améliorée. En revanche, la création d'un produit résulte d'une invention.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

new product project: Between the realisation that new products are needed and the actual setting up of design projects come three important stages.

OBS

Creative design. If the design task represents a new situation, then the designer will not be able to reference precise design information based on previous designs as was the case for incremental designs.

OBS

The term "development project" refers to the development either of new or of improved products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Le démarrage effectif d'un projet de produit nouveau est nécessairement flou. (...) la première partie de la production (...) va de la naissance de l'idée de produit au lancement industriel et commercial et (...) inclut : la promotion du projet de produit dans son contexte industriel, la conception de sa fabrication (...) la conception de sa vente (...)

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

To manage design effectively, it is essential that new or improved products are allowed to appear only after careful planning has confirmed a need for them.

OBS

... the genesis of a product... [may be] Invention... Innovation... A mature design with incremental innovation.... All products move from invention through to maturity, revitalized or otherwise.

OBS

Substantial discounts were obtained in the past year for Lotus upgrades, powerbase, smartlink, and PC focus.

OBS

successive upgrades of a model (T-48-17E, 1987).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
DEF

nouvelle version d'un produit existant.

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
OBS

The term "product design" refers to (1) the discipline (which is the concept behind this record) (2) the designing of a particular product (see other record) and (3) the output of the design activity.

OBS

See also the record for "invention".

CONT

Creative Design. If the design task represents a new situation, then the designer will not be able to reference precise design information bases on previous designs as was the case for incremental design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Le design (product design) est la matérialisation complète et méthodique du produit industriel. [...] La pratique du design de produit nécessite un ensemble de connaissances très largement interdisciplinaires sur les technologies, les moyens de fabrication, les coûts, l'ergonomie, la sécurité, l'esthétique, la sémiologie et les méthodes de design.

CONT

Les créaticiens auront un rôle de plus en plus important dans les entreprises. Une tendance naissante, illustrée par la vogue actuelle pour les designers industriels. Quelques pionniers défendent aujourd'hui ces nouveaux domaines. Ils seront bientôt rejoints par des centaines d'experts en "créatique".

OBS

Voir aussi la fiche pour "création de produit".

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Product improvement and value analysis. By far attention has been concentrated upon design work in relation to new products, but of course in most companies effort needs to be directed to existing products as well ... [with] a permanent design programme which will ensure that the product remains up-to-date and successful.

CONT

Because design knowledge is relatively high when we are dealing with modifications of existing products, we describe this design situation as "Incremental Design"....

OBS

See the record for "incremental design".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

L'idée de produit. (...) certaines idées peuvent déboucher sur des produits relativement nouveaux, alors que la plupart sont des améliorations de produits existants.

CONT

Le plus souvent, il s'agira d'une idée de modification de produit ou d'activité.

OBS

(...) que l'innovation soit radicale ou qu'il ne s'agisse que de l'apparition d'une nouvelle version d'un type de produit existant [l'existence du projet de produit a des répercussions]

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
OBS

Incremental Design. [Engineering companies attempt] to systematically retain information about design tasks... in written procedures, specifications, drawings, manuals, data bases... Because the designer can take his point of departure for conceptual design from previous designs which have been precisely documented, there will be a lower need for information collection.

OBS

Researchers conducted an extensive literature search to identify available technologies ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

L'information documentaire est devenue vitale dans le processus de développement de produit.

Spanish

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