The development of knowledge-shelf to enable an effective set-based concurrent engineering application

Abstract

This paper presents the development of knowledge-shelf (K-shelf) concept to enable set-based concurrent engineering (SBCE) application via knowledge provision. Three main outcomes are presented: 1) concept of the K-shelf in supporting designers throughout SBCE process; 2) demonstrates the concept via web-based software; 3) an industrial case study of surface jet pump (SJP) is also presented to validate the K-shelf concept and its software demonstrator. The K-shelf capabilities of capturing and storing design rationale in a well-structured manner and to support the comparisons among set of design solutions are the main focus of this paper.

Physics-based trade-off curves to develop a control access product in set-based concurrent engineering environment

“…Obtained information from the literature showed that ToCs could be used in the highlighted activities of the SBCE process model as illustrated in Figure 2. Suwanda et al (2020) develop a software demonstrator of knowledge-shelf that captures design rationale in a structured manner to enable effective application of SBCE where ToC is used to visualise knowledge and narrowing down the design set.…”

Exploring the impact of set-based concurrent engineering through multi-agent system simulation

“…Some design studies introduced it to companies with positive results (Raudberget, 2010; Al-Ashaab et al , 2013; Miranda De Souza and Borsato, 2016; Schulze, 2016; Maulana et al , 2017), with participants going as far as to state it should be used at most times (Raudberget, 2010). Other studies use SBCE and related methods in computational assistants (Wang and Terpenny, 2003; Nahm and Ishikawa, 2004; Canbaz et al , 2013; Dafflon et al , 2017) or create tools to facilitate the process itself (Raudberget, 2011; Miranda De Souza and Borsato, 2016; Suwanda et al , 2020); however, these tools have not been applied to study the impacts of SBCE. Additionally, industry exposure to SBCE as described is still primarily through academic study, indicating that it is still in a research phase (Lycke, 2018).…”

Set-Based Design Application on Dates Harvesting Machine

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“…3) Supporting SBCE: Articles in this category suggest tools and techniques to assist SBCE applications rather than directly implementing SBD (e.g., developing knowledge while exploring the design space [10]). 4) SBCE as an approach: Set-based design is not solely used, rather it is used in conjunction with other approaches to product development.…”