Synthesis of elementary product concepts based on knowledge twisting

Knowledge twisting is defined as a kind of manipulation of Physics P / Structure S / Design D (as mental objects) in order to achieve various Function ( s ) F . This paper presents a method in which prior synthesis of functional structure—with which the functioning of a future product would need to be described neutrally with respect to components—is not required for product concept. Empirical analysis has shown that the use of this method does not lead to a combinatorial explosion. The method is based on the chaining of physical laws and complementary basic schemata.