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Evaluating Genetic Algorithms that Optimize Welding Sequence with Respect to Geometrical Assembly Variation
Segeborn, Johan; Torstensson, Johan; Carlson, Johan S.; Söderberg, Rikard // 2010
Spot welding is the predominant joining method in car body assembly. Spot welding sequences have a significant influence on the dimensional variation of resulting assemblies and ultimately on overall ...
HOW CAN PD PROCESS MODELLING BE MADE MORE USEFUL? AN EXPLORATION OF FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE MODELLING UTILITY
Wynn, D. C.; Maier, A. M.; Clarkson, P. J. // 2010
In any process modelling exercise, questions arise regarding how to maximise the utility of that intervention. This paper describes the utility of modelling as the quality of process regulation it ...
Identifying Critical Areas for Styling Data Based Simulation to Evaluate Perceived Quality Related to Non-Rigidity
Wagersten, Ola; Söderberg, Rikard // 2010
When handling mass-produced parts in the automotive industry it is of great importance to take into consideration the geometrical variation that will occur as a result of the
manufacturing process ...
Knowledge Modelling and Analysis in Design Automation Systems for Product Configuration
Elgh, Fredrik // 2010
Design automation is an important means for efficient product configuration within an engineer-to-order business strategy. Commonly, the development of a design automation system is an iterative ...
Lessons from Japan: A Look at Century Housing System
Schmidt, R. III; Eguchi, T.; Austin, S. // 2010
Japanese traditional wooden houses are a good example of system architecture. Originating from Chinese temple construction, the housing is based on the distance between column centres known as a ken. ...
Path-Based and Pattern-Based Approaches for Change Management
Li, S.; Rajinia, E. // 2010
This paper presents path-based and pattern-based approaches to formulate and evaluate the change options in change management. The path-based approach uses the dependency information available in the ...
Process Orientated DfX Support
Stöber, Christina; Wartzack, Sandro; Meerkamm, Harald // 2010
In order to receive technical high-quality and innovative products, various influencing factors of partner systems (“X”) must be considered, like manufacturing, assembly or market, apart from pure ...
Reducing Data Acquisition Effort by Hierarchical System Modelling
Biedermann, W.; Strelkow, B.; Karl, F.; Lindemann, U.; Zäh, M.F. // 2010
The design structure matrix (DSM) is a powerful tool for system analysis and modelling. It has been successfully applied in process management, product design and many other areas.
The ...
Research through design as a teaching tool
Loy, Jennifer; Ancher, Simon // 2010
For an academic in an applied, professional area of study, such as Industrial Design or Engineering, the competing interests of teaching, administration and the demands of research are compounded by ...
Retrospective Analysis and Evaluation of Non-Nominal Visualization as Means for Evaluation of Perceived Quality in the Automotive Industry
Wickman, Casper; Söderberg, Rikard // 2010
Within the automotive industry, Perceived Quality group different aspects that influence the customer perception of high quality on a product. Accordingly, Perceived Quality is not about functional ...
REVIEW QUALITY MANAGEMENT - APPLYING ISO 9000 STANDARDS ON THE REVIEW PROCEDURE OF THE DESIGN SOCIETY
Zhao, S.; Birkhofer, H. // 2010
This paper elaborates how the ISO 9000 standards can be used to enhance the review performance of the Design Society. By analyzing the quality management principles and applying them on the review ...
Robust Tolerance Design Applied on Robot Concept Development
Edholm, Peter; Lööf, Johan; Trangärd, Arne; , ; Söderberg, Rikard // 2010
A robust tolerance design concept based on locating schemes (for example, used in the car industry for sheet metal parts) and the methods and tools connected to that concept are applied on a new ...
Social Relations as the Key for Design Team Effectiveness
Velozo, Janayna; Sagara, Jiro // 2010
The aim of this study is to analyze the social relations between team members and their interactions during the application of a design methodology, to develop guidelines for the improvement of team ...
The Design Research Methodology as a Framework for the Development of a Tool for Engineering Design Education
Saldierna, Calderon; Lino, Marco // 2010
Some educators believe that engineering design students in these times are less prepared to do well in engineering, since they lack the experience and intuition that develops from ...
THE IMPACT ON THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WHEN OFFSHORING OR OUTSOURCING
Hansen, Z. N. L.; Ahmed-Kristensen, S. // 2010
This paper investigates the impact on the product development process when a company offshores or outsources a part of it abroad. Data was collected through interviews conducted in five companies. ...
THE LONG-RUNNING ISSUE OF REVIEW QUALITY – FINDINGS FROM AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AMONGST INTERNATIONAL REVIEWERS
Birkhofer, H.; Zhao, S. // 2010
This study was conducted in order to elaborate the degree of differing evaluations amongst reviewers by obtaining as many reviews as possible for one single paper which has been sent out to all ...
A Method to Complement Product Requirements List to Design for a Poka-Yoke Assembly-DFPYA
Estrada,Gabriela ; Lloveras, Joaquim // 2009
DFPYA is an approach focused in prevents assembly failures or issues since early design stages by identifying the potential assembly issues that product can experience based on customers and ...
A Modeling Method of Services on their Contents and Delivery Processes
Hara, Tatsunori; Arai, Tamio; Shimomura, Yoshiki // 2009
Manufacturers are required to supply more services to customers in addition to material products. This paper aims at presenting a method to model services contents and its delivery process for ...
A Process Improvement Approach to Capitalize on Manufacturing Experience in Engineering Design
Andersson, Petter; Isaksson, Ola // 2009
The ability to capitalize on company knowledge and experience earned in various projects is recognized as key assets in the competition on the growing global market. Methods and tools are constantly ...
A Quality Function Deployment Method Pattern Language for EfficientDesign
Rogers, Damian; Salustri, Filippo Arnaldo // 2009
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is widely used throughout design processes to increase customer satisfaction. However, the method is sometimes not clearly understood and is at times confusing in ...
A Quality Improving Method to Assist the Integrated Product Development Process
Negroni, Daniella Yada; Trabasso, Luís Gonzaga // 2009
Several studies confirm the benefits of anticipating the problems that might occur in the products lifecycle to the conceptual phase of the integrated product development (IPD) process. The challenge ...
A Working Knowledge Model for Supporting Early Design through Visual Tools
Devanathan, Srikanth; Sauter, Christian; Albers, Albert; Ramani, Karthik // 2009
In this article, we present a working knowledge model (WKM) that collates information from commonly used visual tools to support iterations in conceptual design of mechanical artifacts. The key ...
Aesthetic-Aerodynamic Design Optimization of a Car Grille Profile While Preserving Brand Identity
Sareh, Pooya; Rowson, Jennifer // 2009
The purpose of this study is to investigate how to combine the aesthetic quality with the engineering functionality in a design project while preserving the brand identity. It is aimed to develop a ...
An Agent Based Approach to Modeling Design Teams
Crowder, Richard Michael; Hughes, Helen; Sim, Yee Wai; Robinson, Mark // 2009
It is well recognized that an effective design process is contingent on the joint optimization of both the social and technical aspects of such an activity. Thus interactions between individual ...
Boolean Searches
The following examples demonstrate some search strings that use boolean operators:
- design community
Find rows that contain at least one of the two words. - +design +community
Find rows that contain both words. - +design community
Find rows that contain the word “design”, but rank rows higher if they also contain “community”. - +design -community
Find rows that contain the word “design” but not “community”. - +design ~community
Find rows that contain the word “design”, but if the row also contains the word “community”, rate it lower than if row does not. - +design +(>community <decisions)
Find rows that contain the words “design” and “community”, or “design” and “decisions” (in any order), but rank “design community” higher than “design decisions” - design*
Find rows that contain words such as “design”, “designs”, “designing”, or “designer”. - "some words"
Find rows that contain the exact phrase “some words” (for example, rows that contain “some words of wisdom” but not “some noise words”). Note that the " characters that enclose the phrase are operator characters that delimit the phrase. They are not the quotation marks that enclose the search string itself.