Engineering Design Research Taxonomy per Chawdhry & Garg
- Broad Areas of Design
- Design Theory
- Design History
- Methodology
- Integration
- Human Factors
- AI in Design
- Design Paradigms
- Design Archive
- Simulation
- Representation
- Technical Systems
- Analysis and Evaluation
- Design Process
- Design Methods
- Design Hardware
- Design Environment
- Design Management
- Product Development
- Design Type
- Innovative
- Variant
- Adaptive
- Routine
- Design Phase
- Specification
- Conceptual or Preliminary
- Detailed
- Embodiment
- Validation
- Repair and Maintenance
- Product Realization Process
- Life Cycle Design
- Agile Manufacturing
- Virtual Prototyping
- Sequential Engineering
- Configuration Design
- Concurrent Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- Virtual Manufacturing
- Systematic Design
- Parametric Design
- Design Domain
- Industrial or Aesthetic
- Structural
- Kinematic
- Electrical
- Software
- Systems
- Aeronautical
- Human Interface
- Manufacturing System
- Engineering
- Mechanical
- Control
- Electronic
- Hardware
- Offshore
- Robot
- Instruments
- Assembly System
- Architectural
- Hydraulic
- Mechatronic
- VLSI
- Co-design
- Aerospace
- Vision Systems
- Environment
- Enterprise
- Product Complexity and Type
- Large one-of Products
- Large Batch Products
- Real (Physical) Products
- Small One-of Products
- Small Batch Products
- Virtual Products
- Mathematical & Computer techniques
- Geometrical Modeling
- Expert Systems
- Simulated Annealing
- Symbolic Computing
- Pattern Recognition
- Distributed Databases
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Mining
- CSCW
- Formal Methods
- Feature Grammars
- Decision Making
- Geometric Reasoning
- Probability
- Machine Learning
- Genetic Algorithms
- Numerical Analysis
- Relational Databases
- Data Modeling
- Finite Elements
- Visualization
- Graphic Modeling
- Bond Graphs
- Shape Grammars
- Negotiation
- Optimization
- Neural Networks
- Adaptive Search
- Statistical Analysis
- Object-Oriented Databases
- Information Modeling
- Data Fusion
- Human-Computer Interface
- Data Exchange
- Petrinets
- Design Grammars
- Qualitative Modeling
- Design for X
- Function
- Fabrication
- Inspection
- Cost
- Quality
- Disassembly
- Manufacture
- Production
- Maintenance
- Recycling
- Safety
- Continuous Improvement
- Decommissioning
- Assembly
- Construction
- Service
- Ergonomics
- Control
- Failure
- Specific Design Activities
- Feature Modeling
- Material Selection
- Process Planning
- Specification
- Visualization
- Layout Design
- Optimization
- Quality Engineering
- Product Modeling
- Process Selection
- Assembly Planning
- Verification
- Drafting
- Decision Support
- Reliability Engineering
- Value Engineering
- Material and Process Selection
- Component Selection
- Requirements Engineering
- Validation
- Sketching
- Simulation
- Safety Engineering
- Cost Estimation
- Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Material Selection
- Polymers
- Polymer-composite Materials
- Process Selection
- Traditional Manufacturing Processes
- Material Databases
- Advanced Composite Materials
- Polymer Processing
- Traditional Manufacturing Materials
- Material Design
- Carbon-reinforced Plastics
- Structural Brickwork
- Virtual processing
- Metal-matrix Composites
- Specific Design of Artifacts and Systems
- Bolted and other connections
- Mechanical Power Transmission
- High-performance systems
- Standard components and parts
- Land Vehicles
- Mechatronic Products
- Ships and Naval Vessels
- Chemical Plants
- Impact Loading and Dynamics
- Seawave Energy Converters
- Offshore Equipment
- Prosthesis Design
- Shaft-hub Connections
- Solid Lubrication of Bearings
- Construction Machinery
- Mechanical Assemblies
- Friction and wear of Machine Elements
- Aerospace Crew System
- Automotive Components
- Nuclear Plants
- High-speed machinery
- Biomedical Equipment
- Precision Engineering Components
- Hydraulic Machines
- Gears
- Bearings
- Machines
- Thermodynamic Systems
- Mobile Robots
- Sensors
- Aircraft
- Transport Systems
- Mechanisms
- Gas Turbines
- Instruments
- Manufacturing Tools and Dies
- Design Tools and Aids
- Design Education
- Miscellaneous Topics