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• Model: Miniature representation of something. It can be built
from paper, wood, plastic or metal or even designed on a
computer.
• Proof of Concept: Model of some part of a design that is used
specically to test whether a particular concept would work
as proposed.
Chapter Summary
We started this chapter with an example of an eective katana design
by Japanese blacksmiths, where they managed to achieve a combina-
tion of a harder cutting edge with an overall exibility of the blade.
In addition, we described the key formal methods of the design pro-
cess, including the morphological charts, the objectives tree method,
pairwise comparisons, and three-point voting.
Finally, we provided an outline of the “best-practices” ...