A morphological approach to product design in a concurrent engineering environment |
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Authors: | Dr S Dowlatshahi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dept of Information & Decision Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 79968-0544 El Paso, Texas, USA |
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Abstract: | The development of product design in a concurrent engineering environment requires the consideration and inclusion of life cycle factors early in the design process. This paper proposes a product design framework where these factors are considered. The phases of product design in a concurrent engineering environment include: design requirements, design functions, design alternatives, design attributes, and design environments. A five-step algorithm is proposed by which the optimal design alternative, among all the feasible alternatives, is selected. In order to illustrate the proposed framework, the design of a braking system is presented in each phase. A morphological approach to product design is proposed that consists of two related morphologies. Morphology 1 addresses the innovative aspect of product design. Morphology 2 considers the computational and optimisation aspect of product design. In conclusion, an integrated approach which reconciles both morphologies is suggested. |
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Keywords: | Concurrent engineering Morphology Optimisation Manufacturability Maintainability |
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