The movement for open-design focuses on the creation of machines, physical systems, and products using design information shared publicly. It consists of the development of systems incorporating open-source hardware and software which can be easily/freely customized and implemented. Generally, this movement is adopted through the Internet and usually executed without economic recompense. The aim and idea of this movement is similar to the open-source movement, however is employed for designing & developing physical systems instead of software system alone. This design necessitates co-creating the end product, which is expected to be designed by the users, in place of an outdoor investor for example a private business. In tune with this, the comprehensive review is carried out wherein a variety of contemporary systems driven by open-design movement for diverse applications is discussed.

翻译：开放设计运动的重点是利用公开分享的设计信息创建机器、物理系统和产品,包括开发包含开放源码硬件和软件的系统,这些系统可以方便/自由定制和实施,一般而言,这种流动是通过互联网进行的,通常不给予经济补偿。这种流动的目的和想法与开放源码运动相似,但用于设计和开发物理系统,而不是仅仅使用软件系统。这种设计需要共同创建最终产品,最终产品将由用户设计,而最终产品将由户外投资者设计,例如由私营企业设计。与此相配合,全面审查将讨论由开放设计运动驱动的各种不同应用的当代系统。