Morphological Chart
lUsed to generate possible design solutions
»After the problem and the function of the
device is understood, brainstorming can be used to
generate potential solutions
lVery useful visual way of organizing and assessing the range of possible solution combinations for a
problem
lVery simple – it is a table
»Sub-functions listed in the first column
»Possible solutions to each sub-function shown
in the rows to the right
»Possible solutions then selected to form a
concept variant
Concept variant