Application of Mechatronical CAD in the Product Development Process

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the design process of mechatronic systems. Synergies and integration in design set a mechatronic system apart from a traditional, multidisciplinary system. The increased complexity of mechatronic systems, resulting from the beneficial interaction of components from various domains, requests the use of an appropriate design methodology. Computer integration and transparency of the product model data play an increasing role during the whole product life cycle including the process of product development. Coupling of modeling and simulation tools from the different areas of mechatronics in a so called "Mechatronical CAD"system is one of the important points to decrease the time of product development.

Revisiting the role of modular innovation in technological radicalness and architectural change of products: The case of Tesla X and Roomba

“…In this context, system architecting is the process of transforming system-level specifications into component-level specifications (Forsberg & Mooz, 1992;Tomiyama et al, 2007). System architecting is part of the conceptual design phase in which principle solutions, products' main functions, important sub-functions, modules, and their interactions are determined in order to achieve successful system design (Chmarra et al, 2008;Dieterle, 2005;Hehenberger, 2009;Pahl & Beitz, 1996;VDI 2206VDI , 2004. The concepts used in the system architecting tasks are as follows: a function, which is what the product does in terms of its internal properties; a core subsystem, which is introduced in this study to identify those subsystems that represent main differences between the latest state of a product and previous versions; and a module, which is the physical composition of a product and its components, which represent the basic physical units of modules (see Table 1).…”

Integrated product, process and manufacturing system development for multifunctional micromachine tool

“…This will result in profound transformations in their commerce, education and industry. An unprecedented increase in the consumption of goods and services will require innovative ways of producing them (Hehenberger, 2009). Innovation among the enterprises need to follow and respond faster to growing demands of novel, high quality and more personalized products as well as remain competitive in the globalized markets.…”

About Mechatronics in the Engineering Education at the Faculty of Mechanics Craiova

“…The diversity of these mechatronic systems has risen owing to such integration, because no common language has yet been established for describing such integrated product models. However, such a language is important to enable designers and engineers to transfer design information among the domains as derived from various engineering disciplines [6,7].…”