Structural Innovation and Functional Innovation in Product Design

－Product design for vulnerable people

Jinghan Xu, Ling Wang, Haili Yuan, Xinping Yang, Yupeng Tan

School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Liaoning University of Science and Technology, Anshan, 114051,China

Abstract: product design for vulnerable people, this paper introduces the importance and necessity of struc-ture innovation and function innovation in product design from two aspects: market value and market competitiveness. And exemplify the role of both in product design and the added value they can bring to the product.(Abstract)

Keywords: Product design; Vulnerable people; Structural innovation; Functional innovation