DESIGN PROCESS IS A REFINEMENT OF ABSTRACT REPRESENTATIONS WHERE THE PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY, MANUFACTURABILITY, AND ALL OTHER LIFE CYCLE ISSUES ARE OPTIMIZED. EXISTING DESIGNER SYSTEMS FOCUS ON SINGLE COMPONENT DESIGN WHICH ARE UNABLE TO CAPTURE AND REPRESENT DESIGNER'S INTENTIONS, I.E. FUNCTIONAL, KINEMATIC AND GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS, AND TO OPTIMIZE THE PRODUCT DESIGN AGAINST THESE LIFE-CYCLE RESTRAINTS.
