Abstracting and Exploring Functional Design Information for Conceptual Mechanical Product Design

Deng, Yi; Tor, Shu Beng; Britton, G. A.

doi:10.1007/s003660050035

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“…Each E i can be an individual environment. This partition of product environment decomposes the product requirements through Equation (11) and Equation (12). These two theorems define an invariant part of a design problem, which is the product environment.…”

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Classification of Product Requirements Based on Product Environment

Chen

Zeng

2006

Concurrent Engineering

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Effective management of product requirements is critical for designers to deliver a quality design solution in a reasonable range of cost and time. The management depends on a well-defined classification and a flexible representation of product requirements. This article proposes two classification criteria in terms of different partitions of product environment based on a formal structure of product requirements. The first criterion classifies the product requirements by partitioning product environment in terms of the product life cycle whereas the second classifies them by partitioning the product environment into natural, built, and human environments. A case study is used to show the feasibility of this approach. This research is the core of a web-based distributed product management system.

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Section: Theorem Of Source Of Product Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification of Product Requirements Based on Product Environment

Chen

Zeng

2006

Concurrent Engineering

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“…There are many diverse, even contradictory definitions of function, with different researchers [2,[4][5][6] attributing different meaning either to indicate the purpose or the action of a design. But almost all of them indicate that there is a tight coupling between function and behavior.…”

Section: Roles Of Function and Behavior In Functional Designmentioning

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“…There are now some general methodologies dealing with functions or reasoning about functions [2,[4][5][6]. Virtually no commercial CAD system can support functional design.…”

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“…Virtually no commercial CAD system can support functional design. In this paper, we first propose an extended behavior-driven function-environmentstructure (B-FES/e) modeling framework represented in di-graph, which is an extension to and refinement of the FEBS design model [6] and B-FES functional modeling framework [7] we have previously proposed, by incorporating a functional supportive synthesis process so as to generate a more complete functional design. The B-FES/e functional modeling framework then enables us to present a functional design methodology that guides functional design of mechanical products through functional reasoning steps including functional supportive synthesis, causal behavioral reasoning and functional decomposition.…”

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A graph and matrix representation scheme for functional design of mechanical products

Zhang

Tor

Britton

2004

Int J Adv Manuf Technol

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This paper presents a graph and matrix representation scheme for the functional design of mechanical products, which provides a good basis to generate an explicit and comprehensive functional model used for functional reasoning. Three key features of the scheme are (1) The representation of the causal way behaviors are interconnected; (2) The representation of two types of functional relations: decomposed into and supported by; and (3) Support for diverse functional reasoning paths: three alternative B-FES/e paths are currently available. The scheme can guide functional design of mechanical products through functional reasoning steps including functional supportive synthesis, causal behavioral reasoning and functional decomposition. The developed functional model and its representation applied in a knowledge-based design environment can speed up the functional design process by automating functional reasoning steps. The proposed approach has been evaluated with a functional design example of a terminal cutoff unit in an automatic assembly system for manufacturing electronic connectors.

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“…Thus, the working environment enables the functional output to achieve the functional requirement of behavior. Simply, the working environment includes those environmental elements of a system that contribute to the system's function or intended behavior (Deng et al 2000). Recent work by Xu et al (2005) discusses a formal modeling of use-environment.…”

Section: Core Product Model and Its Extension Vs Feebpsf Frameworkmentioning

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Information and Knowledge Modeling for Computer Supported Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems Design and Development

Zha

Sriram

Gupta

2005

Volume 3: 25th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts a and B

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In this paper, we present a preliminary research effort towards an effective computer support environment for the design and development of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). We first identify the characteristics of MEMS product design and development processes and examine the state-of-the-art of MEMS CAD and simulation systems. We then propose a function-(environment-effect)-behavior-(principle-state)-form (FEEBPSF) framework based on the NIST core product model and its extensions for modeling MEMS products, and apply the OESM (open embedded system model) developed to model information and knowledge for embedded MEMS design and development. Moreover, in order to tackle the knowledgeintensive tasks of design and development for MEMS products, we develop a general and flexible knowledge repository, called KR-MEMS, based on the FEEBPSF framework and the UML/XML model, and integrate KR-MEMS into a web-based MEMS design support system. Throughout the paper, a micro fluidic dispensing device (a biomedical device for drug-delivery) is used as an example to illustrate the concepts, models, and knowledge bases necessary to support the MEMS product design and development.

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Abstracting and Exploring Functional Design Information for Conceptual Mechanical Product Design

Cited by 62 publications

References 13 publications

Classification of Product Requirements Based on Product Environment

Classification of Product Requirements Based on Product Environment

A graph and matrix representation scheme for functional design of mechanical products

Information and Knowledge Modeling for Computer Supported Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems Design and Development

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