A knowledge-based framework for creative conceptual design of multi-disciplinary systems

Y Chen, ZL Liu, YB Xie - Computer-Aided Design, 2012 - Elsevier
Designers often have difficulty in fulfilling creative conceptual designs of multi-disciplinary
systems due to the lack of sufficient multi-disciplinary knowledge. Therefore, this paper …

A systematic decision making approach for product conceptual design based on fuzzy morphological matrix

H Ma, X Chu, D Xue, D Chen - Expert Systems with Applications, 2017 - Elsevier
Conceptual design plays an important role in development of new products and redesign of
existing products. Morphological matrix is a popular tool for conceptual design. Although the …

Biological modeling and evolution based synthesis of metamorphic mechanisms

L Zhang, D Wang, JS Dai - 2008 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A methodology for synthesis and configuration design of metamorphic mechanisms is
developed in this paper based on biological modeling and genetic evolution with biological …

Improving the use case driven approach to requirements engineering

B Regnell, K Kimbler, A Wesslen - Proceedings of 1995 IEEE …, 1995 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents the idea of usage oriented requirements engineering, an extension of
use case driven analysis. The main objective is to achieve a requirements engineering …

Design process error proofing: failure modes and effects analysis of the design process

LP Chao, K Ishii - 2007 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a new application of failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) on
design processes. Our research develops error-proofing methods for the product …

A method to optimize assemblability of industrial product in early design phase: from product architecture to assembly sequence

C Favi, M Germani - International Journal on Interactive Design and …, 2012 - Springer
The development of modular products is diffused in modern production due to the
achievable flexibility and to the required product personalization. Modular products can …

A decision approach with multiple interactive qualitative objectives for product conceptual schemes based on noncooperative-cooperative game theory

L Jing, X Peng, J Li, J Wang, S Jiang - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2018 - Elsevier
Product development based on a morphological matrix involves the process of decision-
based design. Although the decision process can generate conceptual schemes under the …

A relative equilibrium decision approach for concept design through fuzzy cooperative game theory

L Jing, Z Li, X Peng, J Li… - … of Computing and …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the early stages of the product design, multiple principle solutions are obtained through
function solving, and a large number of conceptual schemes are generated by combination …

Morphological synthesis of metamorphic mechanisms based on constraint variation

WX Zhang, XL Ding, JS Dai - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A metamorphic mechanism can be considered as a mechanism set composed by multiple
kinematic chains which have the ability to be transformed sequentially from one to another …

Empirical studies on conceptual design synthesis of multiple-state mechanical devices

A Majumder, SR Todeti, A Chakrabarti - Research in Engineering Design, 2023 - Springer
Conceptual design synthesis, which focuses on generating solution alternatives, has a
significant impact on the cost and quality of the final product. The development of radically …