Key Elemental Function Identification Based on Function-Failure Knowledge

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 1435-1441
Author(s):  
Mei Qing Wang ◽  
Bin Wang

Functional modeling is the key step in product design process. To improve the quality of functional modeling, an identification method of key elemental function based on function-failure knowledge was proposed. A function-failure knowledge model for mechanical product was built, which consists of function-failure mode, relationships among failure modes, and failure risk information. By means of the function-failure repository, the approach to calculate risk number (RN) of the elemental function was presented, in which the relationships among failure modes were considered. Then the key elemental functions were identified by the RN value. Finally, a case was studied to illustrate the proposed method.

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 16-28
Author(s):  
Liu Jian ◽  
Huang Haisong ◽  
Pan Weijie

Abstract Based on knowledge representation in product design, we propose a knowledge model of the product design process based on graphical semantic perception. The ontology semantic of the product is analyzed together with the product design process knowledge. Then the basic element model for knowledge representation of the product design process is built. With the concepts of the extension origin point basic element and extension vector thus defined, knowledge representation, consisting of growth, convergence and optimization is realized. On this basis, the model for case base clustering based on graphical semantics is built. Feasibility verification is performed with the case of appearance design of a machine tool. The highlight of the proposed method lies in the combination of the formalized and quantitative approach for product appearance design.


Author(s):  
Song Li ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Wenqiang Li ◽  
Chen Chen

During product design process, conventional case-based reasoning (CBR) has shown significant applications in coping with new problems by recalling and reusing solutions in old context. However, conventional CBR still lacks effective methods to assist designers in generating creative design solutions of identified problems during modification stage. To make up for this deficiency, an extended CBR (ECBR) method characterized by two retrieval stages is proposed in this paper. The former retrieval stage is aimed to retrieve the most similar source case for design reusing, and the latter one is designed to assist designers in searching for relevant function units to generate creative design ideas for final design solution. A five-tuple knowledge model of product case is presented. It includes both specific design information for design reusing and abstract function units for generating creative design ideas. To effectively organize these case information, a hierarchy knowledge model of case base is established. It consists of case type layer, product case layer, and function unit layer. A corresponding retrieval strategy is presented to deal with different retrieval goals. To improve the performance of ECBR method in modification stage, the substance-attribute-function-cause analysis model and TRIZ tools are integrated together to aid problem analysis and problem-solving of retrieved product case. Finally, a new product conceptual design process is proposed based on ECBR method and the conceptual design of a smokeless barbecue equipment is employed as an example to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of ECBR method.


Author(s):  
Pedro Garcia ◽  
Luis Perez-Dominguez ◽  
David Luviano-Cruz ◽  
Jesus Jaime Solano Noriega ◽  
Erwing Martinez Gomez ◽  
...  

Product Design is getting nowadays new challenges on developing new products, since the industry is in a rush to introduce products into the marketplace, where customers demand products faster, cheaper, and free of failures. In the meantime, global companies are always trying to improve their Product Design process to get advantages over their competitors using proven tools like FEMA and mixing methodologies like Fuzzy theories with FMEA. Even today using all this tools and combination of methodologies there is a gap to address and it is required a robust risk analysis solving current issues in the electronic industry. This document aims to reveal a novel integrated method, where Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, Pythagorean Fuzzy Sets and Dimensional Analysis are cohesive into a model that minimize the uncertainty of the ranking and prioritization over the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis execution, helping to identify risks within an accurate grade over possible failures in the Product Design process. A real practical example is used to show the proposed method, where it is identified a robust methodology integration and solid and results using a sensitivity analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Hui ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Ye Tao ◽  
Hongwei Liu

AbstractA design problem with deficient information is generally described as wicked or ill-defined. The information insufficiency leaves designers with loose settings, free environments, and a lack of strict boundaries, which provides them with more opportunities to facilitate innovation. Therefore, to capture the opportunity behind the uncertainty of a design problem, this study models an innovative design as a composite solving process, where the problem is clarified and resolved from fuzziness to satisfying solutions by interplay among design problems, knowledge, and solutions. Additionally, a triple-helix structured model for the innovative product design process is proposed based on the co-evolution of the problem, solution, and knowledge spaces, to provide designers with a distinct design strategy and method for innovative design. The three spaces interact and co-evolve through iterative mappings, including problem structuring, knowledge expansion, and solution generation. The mappings carry the information processing and decision-making activities of the design, and create the path to satisfying solutions. Finally, a case study of a reactor coolant flow distribution device is presented to demonstrate the practicability of this model and the method for innovative product design.


2013 ◽  
Vol 712-715 ◽  
pp. 2888-2893
Author(s):  
Hai Qiang Liu ◽  
Ming Lv

In order to realize information sharing and interchange of complex product multidisciplinary collaborative design (MCD) design process and resources. The Process integrated system control of product multidisciplinary collaborative design was analyzed firstly in this paper, then design process of complex product for supporting multidisciplinary collaborative was introduced, a detailed description is given of the organization structure and modeling process of MCD-oriented Integration of Product Design Meta-model ; and concrete implement process of process integrated system control method was introduced to effectively realize information sharing and interchange between product design process and resources.


2008 ◽  
Vol 392-394 ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hun Guo ◽  
Guo Xing Tang ◽  
Dun Wen Zuo ◽  
T.J. Liu ◽  
W.D. Jin

Design reuse is the application of past designs knowledge and successful experience to current design process and it is a significant method for rapid design. A knowledge-reuse-based rapid product design model is proposed and a three-factor product design iterative process model is studied. Finally, it is applied successfully in the rapid product design of construction machinery combining with the requirement of the construct machinery product design.


2008 ◽  
pp. 37-70
Author(s):  
Anil Mital ◽  
Anoop Desai ◽  
Anand Subramanian ◽  
Aashi Mital

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