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  • An object oriented representation for mechanical design based on constraints

    Creator:
    McGinnis, Brian D.
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    A representation for the process of mechanical design, along with its computer implementation is presented and discussed. The representation consists of three fundamental concepts: design objects, constraints, and decisions. The design objects are the structures with which the physical artifacts of the design are described. A design object consists of...
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    states of the design and have no easy means of accessing previous design states. 11 3. PROTOCOL

  • Methodologies to improve reliability engineering in early design

    Creator:
    O'Halloran, Bryan M.
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    This thesis is the summation of two publications with the motivation to move reliability analysis earlier in the design process. Current analyses aim to improve reliability after components have been selected. Moving specific analyses earlier in the design process reduces the cost to the designer. These early design analyses provide...
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    Mechanical Engineering presented on October 11, 2011. Title: METHODOLOGIES TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY

  • A multiagent approach to identifying innovation in design components

    Creator:
    Rebhuhn, Carrie M.
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    Innovation is a key element for a product to achieve market success, but identifying it within product or even defining the term is a difficult task. Identifying innovation has been approached in many different ways. Experts in design engineering may identify innovative designs based on an analysis of a product's...
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    recognize innovation in a product, there is no straightforward way of identifying how much each component

  • Risk-based design for multidisciplinary complex systems

    Creator:
    Farhangmehr, Farzaneh
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    The ultimate goal of large-scale design organizations are mainly to reduce costs and improve reliability and performance of systems while assessing how much risk (cost, schedule, scope) they can take and still remain competitive. To achieve this goal they need to develop tools to reach the most preferred design product...
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    would also like to thank the members of my committee to attend my defense: Prof. J. Zaworski, Prof. D

  • Ontologies to Support Repeatable and Valid Customer Requirements Generation

    Creator:
    Lemke, Mark T.
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    Due to the growing complexity, sophistication, and interconnectedness of present day engineered products and services, the use of ontologies in engineering design is becoming more widespread. An ontology provides a standardized way of describing concepts in a domain of interest and the relationships between these concepts to better understand the...
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    Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference Proceedings. The

  • Engineering design knowledge management and capture using a process overview document

    Creator:
    Zarins, Andis M.
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    An experiment was conducted to examine the possible impact of an engineering design and problem solving process overview document on knowledge management and capture. A process overview document was first created. Next, two multi-disciplinary design teams worked over a two-week span to develop concepts to address a problematic opportunity. One...
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    ea si ng ly D et ai le d K no w le dg e Highly Specialized Understanding

  • Evaluation of failure diagnosis in conceptual design of mechanical systems

    Creator:
    Ruff, David N.
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    A methodology for improving quality and reducing life cycle costs of mechanical systems is described. The principal concept is that a system can be designed, in the conceptual stages, to be easier to diagnose for failures. To perform this, functional decomposition and form to function mapping are utilized both as...
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    fleet of 100 commercial aircraft, the cost of technical delays due to fault isolation is about $2M per

  • Mechanical design under changing customer requirements case study : BugID

    Creator:
    Fagan, Chris R.
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    Customer requirements and engineering specifications will influence the direction of the design in any product, so it is crucial to make the requirements as stable as possible so quality designs can be produced on time within a budget. It would be optimal for requirements and specifications to remain constant but...
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    ............................................................................11 2.1.4 Design Freeze

  • Product innovation for interdisciplinary design under changing requirements : mechanical design for the Bug ID project

    Creator:
    Peterson, Clint W.
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    It is crucial for the development of high quality products that design requirements are identified and clarified as early as possible in the design process. In many projects the design requirements and design specifications evolve during the project cycle. Shifting needs of the customer, advancing technology, market considerations and even...
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    and for this reason there is no single best design process [1]. Many factors such as size and