A structure-based approach to evaluation product adaptability in adaptable design

Cheng, Qiang; Zhang, Guojun; Liu, Zhifeng; Gu, Peihua; Cai, Ligang

doi:10.1007/s12206-011-0224-3

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“…Recently, Cheng et al [33] defined the product adaptability for personalized needs using the essential adaptability and behaviour adaptability. The essential adaptability reflects the effort such as time, resource and energy to modify a current product for new function requirements.…”

Section: Product Personalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personalization for Massive Product Innovation Using Open Architecture

Peng

Liu

Jian

et al. 2018

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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Product innovation is creation of new concepts to plan and realize technological and functional details in the product to satisfy market and customer needs. One of the key drivers to product innovation is reactions of the product to users' needs. Product innovation needs a cognitive design method based on needs of variant users for the product personalization. In this paper, an open concept is introduced to provide ways to meet user's individual need in product lifespan. It is for industries to propose product concepts based on open sources, develop and support the product on the public capability. Using the open concept in the product architecture, called open-architecture product (OAP), can improve the product personalization leading to massive product innovation. To promote this promise of the OAP, effective methods are discussed for the OAP development. This paper introduces research on OAPs using adaptable design methods to meet product personalization. Adaptable design is based on the modular structure for product adaptability using function modules and adaptable interfaces. The proposed method provides solutions for planning modules and implementation of OAPs. Methods of OAP module planning, detail and interface design are described for transformation of product concepts into physical structures. A multiple-purpose electrical car is developed in a case study to show effectiveness of the proposed method.

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Section: Product Personalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personalization for Massive Product Innovation Using Open Architecture

Peng

Liu

Jian

et al. 2018

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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“…In the literature, AD methodology has been applied to various application areas. Some successful applications of AD methodology include product design, software design, system design, manufacturing system design, decision making, theoretical developments and other applications …”

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An Analytical Robust Design Optimization Methodology Based on Axiomatic Design Principles

Cheng

Xiao

Zhang

et al. 2013

Quality & Reliability Eng

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Robust design (RD) is an important method because it can reduce the variation of products or processes and improve their performances such as static and dynamic quality characteristics at a low cost. In order to obtain an efficient and universal RD solution, a novel analytical RD methodology is proposed based on axiomatic design principles. The covariance matrix of multiple functional requirements (FRs) that can reflect dependency relationship is obtained via the Talyor series expansion. Evaluation mechanism based on information axiom is introduced to select the better design scheme gained with different robust optimization models. The distinct characteristics of the proposed method are the implementation by matrix differential, and the ability that can deal with multiple FR optimization simultaneously. An RD optimization of a five roller coating head is illustrated. The results show that the proposed method can optimize the design parameters which meet the multiple FRs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Fletcher et al 10 developed a new adaptability measure to evaluate product by comparing the actual structure of the product with its ideal structure that can be easily adapted. Cheng et al 11 introduced a structure-based approach to evaluate essential adaptability and behavioral adaptability of adaptable products. Agrawal and Ulku 12 studied the influences of upgradable design on environmental and profits from management perspective.…”

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“…Cheng et al. 11 introduced a structure-based approach to evaluate essential adaptability and behavioral adaptability of adaptable products. Agrawal and Ulku 12 studied the influences of upgradable design on environmental and profits from management perspective.…”

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A modular design approach for modeling and optimization of adaptable products considering the whole product utilization spans

Martinez

Xue

2017

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:

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Design of adaptable products aims at satisfying different and changing customer requirements through changes of products such as reconfiguration and upgrading during their utilization stages. In this research, a new modular design approach is introduced for modeling and optimization of adaptable products considering the whole product utilization spans. In this work, product descriptions in different operation phases are modeled by different configurations, and each of these configurations is described by parameters. The product components with similar life-cycle properties such as operation phases and life-spans are grouped into modules based on a fuzzy pattern clustering method. A hybrid AND–OR tree is used to model all feasible design solutions considering different configurations and their parameters. The adaptable product is evaluated by different evaluation measures with different units, which are further converted into comparable evaluation indices. The overall evaluation index for an adaptable product is defined by individual evaluation indices and their importance weighting factors considering the whole product utilization span. A multilevel optimization method is employed to identify the best design solution, its configurations in different operation phases and parameter values of the relevant configurations.

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A structure-based approach to evaluation product adaptability in adaptable design

Cited by 27 publications

References 36 publications

Personalization for Massive Product Innovation Using Open Architecture

Personalization for Massive Product Innovation Using Open Architecture

An Analytical Robust Design Optimization Methodology Based on Axiomatic Design Principles

A modular design approach for modeling and optimization of adaptable products considering the whole product utilization spans

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