Dan Li, Yang Yang, Zhongfeng Zhang
Objective On the basis of clarifying the basic concepts of parametric design, analyze the research status and development trend of parametric design of furniture, summarize the opportunities and challenges in this direction, and provide reference for related research and innovative design. Methods Outline the basic principles and main features of furniture parametric design, and analyze the advantages of parametric technology in furniture design; use the literature data visualization software and select CNKI database as the source of analytical data to sort out the relevant literature; sort out the application fields of parametric technology in furniture design; and explore the emerging trends in the field of furniture parametric design. Conclusion On the basis of clarifying the basic concepts of furniture parametric design, we sort out the current research and practice progress of furniture parametric technology applied in the fields of ergonomics, structural optimization, customization and user interaction, and digital manufacturing, and put forward the potentials of innovative research of this technology in the four fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, biological design and bionics, integration of AR and VR technology, and new material driving, and finally make an outlook on the future research directions are envisioned.
Parameterization technique; Furniture design; Structural optimization; Digital manufacturing