XM Analysis of Industry Standards

Introduction

The best starting point for building any device or machine is to study what has been done already.

It is an assumption of OSE that here are no inventions, but only small incremental developments on a large, existing pool of knowledge. These are known as innovations.

In order to create an innovative design, it is critical to have a deep understanding of the designs and mechanisms that are in common use - such as in products that are available on the open market.

The Analysis of Industry Standards includes:

1. Comprehensive listing of mechanisms or designs that are in common use today, as well as listing of lesser known designs
2. Explanation of the key features of each design
3. Analysis of performance to cost ratio for each machine or component. This should be expressed as cost per unit of performance, such as: cost per kW of power generated, cost per throughput of production, etc.
4. Assessment of the above to determine initial implementation strategy or technical choice when there are choices between several technologies.
5. It should also include an analysis of various other concepts and why they are or are not desirable.

The analysis of industry standards is a good starting point for producing the components of a Systems Engineering Breakdown Diagram.

Protocol

1. Use Study of Industry Standards Template - make a copy of it for your use.
2. Embed in wiki.