Morphological Matrix
General Information
| Name | Morphological Matrix |
| Abbreviation | MOR |
| Learning Cost | 60 |
| Playing Cost | 150 |
| Suggested Phases | 2,3 |
Engineers
| Mechanical Engineer | Industrial Design | System Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Production Engineer | Software Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ |
Technique and Issue Views
| BusinessNeeds | Stakeholder | Stakeholder Needs | System Requirements | System Structure Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| System Functional Architecture | Detail Hardware Design | Detail Service Design | Detail Software Design | Manufacturing Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ |
Technique Traits
| Identify Stakeholders | Elicit Needs | Remove Ambiguity | Layman's Terms | Technical Terms | Teamworkings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Traceability | Prioritizing | Exploring Breadth | Inside the Box | Outside the box | V&V |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Verification and Validation
| Analysis | Calculus | Inspection | Demonstration | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Description
By exploring all functionalities of a product and offering alternative approaches to providing them, Morphological charts help in selecting and combining alternatives. Many times, there are multiple ways of providing a specific function for almost every function of a product. In a morphological chart, the designer brainstorms all different possibilities and places them one next to the other. This allows for finding all possible alternatives and creates the structure for alternative selection and for combining different solutions for different functions. Done in early stages, this allows to establish an initial product architecture, defining how the required functions will be successfully implemented and integrated with each other. [1]
