Function and behavior representation in conceptual mechanical design

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-M. DENG
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Action Function ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Function Decomposition ◽  
Mechanical Products ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
And Behavior

Conceptual design seeks to deliver design concepts that implement desired functions. Function and behavior are two dominant terms used in the research of this design phase. However, there are still some fundamental ambiguities and confusions over their representation, which have greatly hindered the interchange of research ideas and the development of design synthesis strategies. For conceptual design of mechanical products specifically, this paper attempts to clarify these ambiguities. It classifies function as purpose function and action function and relates them to the different levels of design hierarchy and abstraction. It distinguishes between semantic and syntactic representations of function and behavior and summarizes basic representation schemes. It also proposes an input–output action transformation scheme for semantic function representation and an input–output flow of action scheme for semantic behavior representation. Based on these discoveries, a refined framework is proposed for conceptual mechanical product design, where a function–decomposition–mapping process is elaborated to demonstrate the necessities and usefulness of the presented work.

Study of Conceptual Design of the Extension Method for Mechanical Products

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwei Zhao ◽  
Guoxian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Extension Method ◽  
The Core ◽  
Function Decomposition ◽  
Core Technology ◽  
Mechanical Products ◽  
Function Expression ◽  
The Given ◽  
Important Significance

On the foundation summing up existing intelligent conceptual design method, this paper puts forward the research content, characters, path, and method of the conceptual design of extension for mechanical products. This paper rounds the core technology of intelligent conceptual design to research the modeling method of extension design in function-principle-layout-configuration. It includes the function expression, function decomposition and synthesis, function illation and decision. The computers are utilized to simulate the human dialectic thought when resolve problems in this method. The given example shows that the extension method has been applied in the field of conceptual design for mechanical products. This method has important significance to resolve the bottleneck problem of theory studying and engineering realizing of intelligent CAD.

Study on Modeling of Growth Conceptual Design

2010 ◽  
Vol 44-47 ◽  
pp. 1883-1888
Author(s):  
Pei Gang Li ◽  
Xian Ying Feng ◽  
Ya Qing Song
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
Biological Growth ◽  
Mechanical Products ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Generalized Coordinate ◽  
Case Based

Based on decomposition and reconstruction principle, by analyzing the limit essence of rigid body in generalized coordinate system, the paper proposes growth conceptual design model from function to structure. It applies the mechanism of biological growth into conceptual design of products, realizes the stable mapping from function to structure, and also solves the issues of multi-solutions, uncertainty, etc, existing in the mapping process from function to structure of mechanical products in conceptual design stage. Establish the product knowledge model supporting product conceptual design, use the Case-Based reasoning (CBR) technology into entities match and verify it by case, which provides a new idea for the conceptual design of computer aided product.

scholarly journals Metrics for Measuring Sustainable Product Design Concepts

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3469
Author(s):  
Ji Han ◽  
Pingfei Jiang ◽  
Peter R. N. Childs
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Sustainable Product Design ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Product

Although products can contribute to ecosystems positively, they can cause negative environmental impacts throughout their life cycles, from obtaining raw material, production, and use, to end of life. It is reported that most negative environmental impacts are decided at early design phases, which suggests that the determination of product sustainability should be considered as early as possible, such as during the conceptual design stage, when it is still possible to modify the design concept. However, most of the existing concept evaluation methods or tools are focused on assessing the feasibility or creativity of the concepts generated, lacking the measurements of sustainability of concepts. The paper explores key factors related to sustainable design with regard to environmental impacts, and describes a set of objective measures of sustainable product design concept evaluation, namely, material, production, use, and end of life. The rationales of the four metrics are discussed, with corresponding measurements. A case study is conducted to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of the metrics for evaluating product design concepts. The paper is the first study to explore the measurement of product design sustainability focusing on the conceptual design stage. It can be used as a guideline to measure the level of sustainability of product design concepts to support designers in developing sustainable products. Most significantly, it urges the considerations of sustainability design aspects at early design phases, and also provides a new research direction in concept evaluation regarding sustainability.

A model of the mechanical design process based on empirical data

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Ullman ◽  
Thomas G. Dietterich ◽  
Larry A. Stauffer
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Cad Tools ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Key Features

This paper describes the task/episode accumulation model (TEA model) of non-routine mechanical design, which was developed after detailed analysis of the audio and video protocols of five mechanical designers. The model is able to explain the behavior of designers at a much finer level of detail than previous models. The key features of the model are (a) the design is constructed by incrementally refining and patching an initial conceptual design, (b) design alternatives are not considered outside the boundaries of design episodes (which are short stretches of problem solving aimed at specific goals), (c) the design process is controlled locally, primarily at the level of individual episodes. Among the implications of the model are the following: (a) CAD tools should be extended to represent the state of the design at more abstract levels, (b) CAD tools should help the designer manage constraints, and (c) CAD tools should be designed to give cognitive support to the designer.

An Extensible Computer Environment for Modeling and Analysis in Mechanical Design

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Mashburn ◽  
D. C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Computer Environment ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Generic Component

Abstract This paper investigates a computer environment approach for the exploration of design behavior in the mechanical design process. Generic component types and behavior modelers are developed based on the needs of mechanical designers and are represented in a computer environment. Built-in component types and physical behaviors are also developed. Extension can then occur as needed during design refinement. The resulting system can support exploration and knowledge refinement during design.

The Roles of Features and Abstraction in Mechanical Design

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
LeRoy E. Taylor ◽  
Mark R. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Product Modeling ◽  
Product Models ◽  
Mechanical Products ◽  
Unique Framework ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This paper describes the roles of features and abstraction mechanisms in the mechanical design process, mechanical designs, and product models of mechanical designs. It also describes the relationship between functions and features in mechanical design. It is our experience that many research efforts exist in the areas of design and product modeling and, further, that these efforts must be cataloged and compared. To this end, this paper culminates with the presentation of a multi-dimensional abstraction space which provides a unique framework for (a) comparing mechanical engineering design research efforts, (b) relating conceptual objects used in the life cycle of mechanical products, and (c) defining a product modeling space.

Two Approaches to the Induction of Graph-Rewriting Rules for Function-Based Design Synthesis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian R. Eichhoff ◽  
Felix Baumann ◽  
Dieter Roller
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Production Rules ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Graph Rewriting ◽  
Conceptual Engineering ◽  
Frequent Subgraph ◽  
Rule Set ◽  
Rewriting Rules

In this paper we demonstrate and compare two complementary approaches to the automatic generation of production rules from a set of given graphs representing sample designs. The first approach generates a complete rule set from scratch by means of frequent subgraph discovery. Whereas the second approach is intended to learn additional rules that fit an existing, yet incomplete, rule set using genetic programming. Both approaches have been developed and tested in the context of an application for automated conceptual engineering design, more specifically functional decomposition. They can be considered feasible, complementary approaches to the automatic inference of graph rewriting rules for conceptual design applications.

scholarly journals A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Aghili
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Twist Angle ◽  
Kinematic Chain ◽  
Control Synthesis ◽  
Kinematics Analysis ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Passive Joint ◽  
Reconfigurable Robots

The paper presents a new paradigm and conceptual design for reconfigurable robots. Unlike conventional reconfigurable robots, our design doesn't achieve reconfigurability by utilizing modular joints. But the robot is equipped with passive joints, i.e. joints with no actuator or sensor, which permit changing the Denavit-Hartenberg (DV) parameters such as the arm length, and the twist angle. The passive joints are controllable when the robot forms a closed kinematic chain. Also each passive joint is equipped with a built-in brake mechanism which is normally locked but it can be released whenever changing of the parameters is required. Kinematics analysis of such a robot plus control synthesis and mechanical design of the brake mechanism are described.

A Computational Product Model for Conceptual Design Using SysML

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Wo¨lkl ◽  
Kristina Shea
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Product Modeling ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Starting Point

The importance of the concept development phase in product development is contradictory to the level and amount of current computer-based support for it, especially with regards to mechanical design. Paper-based methods for conceptual design offer a far greater level of maturity and familiarity than current computational methods. Engineers usually work with software designed to address only a single stage of the concept design phase, such as requirements management tools. Integration with software covering other stages, e.g. functional modeling, is generally poor. Using the requirements for concept models outlined in the VDI 2221 guideline for systematic product development as a starting point, the authors propose an integrated product model constructed using the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) that moves beyond geometry to integrate all necessary aspects for conceptual design. These include requirements, functions and function structures, working principles and their structures as well as physical effects. In order to explore the applicability of SysML for mechanical design, a case study on the design of a passenger car’s luggage compartment cover is presented. The case study shows that many different SysML diagram types are suitable for formal modeling in mechanical concept design, though they were originally defined for software and control system development. It is then proposed that the creation and use of libraries defining generic as well as more complicated templates raises efficiency in modeling. The use of diagrams and their semantics for conceptual modeling make SysML a strong candidate for integrated product modeling of mechanical as well as mechatronic systems.

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