Function-Behavior-Structure Model of Design: An Alternative Approach

The Function-Behavior-Structure model (FBS) of design conceptualizes objects in terms of function, behavior, and structure. It has been widely utilized as a foundation for modelling the design process that transforms posited functions to a description of behaviors. Nevertheless, the FBS model is still regarded as a subjective and experience-based process and it provides no theory about how a function is transformed into behavior. Research has shown that the critical concepts of function and behavior have many different definitions. This paper suggests a viable alternative and contrasts it with the FBS framework of design using published study cases. The results point to several benefits gained by adopting the proposed method.

@article{Al-Fedaghi2016,
  title     = {Function-Behavior-Structure Model of Design: An Alternative Approach},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {7},
  number    = {7},
  year      = {2016},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Sabah Al-Fedaghi},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070719},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070719}
}