抄録
In this study, we propose a methodology of composition-based function dividing process, which is the process of combining two different functions and dividing it in conceptual design to realize creative engineering design. Concretely, we introduce the findings in creative design research into function dividing process and expand the method of conceptual design. In order to support conceptual design with composition-based function dividing process, we construct a conceptual design-specific thesaurus by focusing on the advantage of natural language. In particular, we semi-automatically extract the hierarchical structure of verb/noun from an accumulated document related to design. Finally, we show a case study of supporting the composition-based function dividing process by using the constructed thesaurus.
