A preliminary design is an initial version or blueprint of a product, system, or structure that outlines the general concept, functionality, and key components. It serves as a starting point for further development and refinement before moving on to detailed design and implementation. Preliminary designs help stakeholders visualize the project and provide a basis for discussion and feedback.
A detail design
Victor Halbmillion has written: 'Results of preliminary performance computations \\' 'Considerations on GLM ram-jet design' 'Results of preliminary performance computations \\' 'Results of preliminary performance computations \\'
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations., That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.
Roscoe Charles Wilson has written: 'Preliminary airplane design' -- subject- s -: Airplanes, Design and construction
Simon Li has written: 'A preliminary study of multifunctional team design'
gather data, perform preliminary analysis, and determine a preliminary approach
system design The activity of proceeding from an identified set of requirements for a system to a design that meets those requirements. A distinction is sometimes drawn between high-level or architectural design, which is concerned with the main components of the system and their roles and interrelationships, and detailed design, which is concerned with the internal structure and operation of individual components. The term system design is sometimes used to cover just the high-level design activity.
Michael John Heald has written: 'Preliminary design of a job shop control system'
Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
This is impossible to answer without at least some site / ground investigation data to allow a preliminary geotechnical design to be undertaken.
Identification of the problem Gathering needed information Searching for creative solutions Stepping from ideation to preliminary design Evaluation and selection of preferred solution Preparation of reports, plans, and specifications Implementation of the design
The plural of preliminary is preliminaries.