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View article: DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING BASED DESIGN TOOLS
DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING BASED DESIGN TOOLS Open
Applications of machine learning technologies are becoming ubiquitous in many sectors and their impacts, both positive and negative, are widely reported. As a result, there is substantial interest from the engineering community to integrat…
View article: Shape Embedding: A Means of Superimposing Alternative Design Descriptions on Shape Models
Shape Embedding: A Means of Superimposing Alternative Design Descriptions on Shape Models Open
In 1989, Shapiro and Voelcker introduced three principles for relating shape and function with the goal of establishing an appropriate formal role for geometry in a theory of mechanical design. This technical note contributes to the establ…
View article: The derivation and visualization of supply network risk profiles from product architectures
The derivation and visualization of supply network risk profiles from product architectures Open
The architectures of extended enterprises, including the supply networks that design, develop and support large, complex, engineered products, often reflect system‐level design decisions made very early in the product development process. …
View article: MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY ACROSS DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS IN ENGINEERING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY ACROSS DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS IN ENGINEERING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Open
The success of engineering product development depends on the effective communication of design descriptions in formats that suit the needs and capabilities of all stakeholders involved in the delivery to market and through-life support of…
View article: The Global Engineering Design Team (Gedt) Transatlantic Team Based Design For Undergraduates
The Global Engineering Design Team (Gedt) Transatlantic Team Based Design For Undergraduates Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Session 2425 The Global Engineering Design Team (GEDT)- Transatlantic Team- based Design for Undergraduates Mark Henderson, Alan de Pen…
View article: A lattice-based approach for navigating design configuration spaces
A lattice-based approach for navigating design configuration spaces Open
Design configurations, such as Bills of Materials (BoMs), are indispensable parts of any product development process and integral to the design descriptions stored in proprietary Computer Aided Design and Product Lifecycle Management syste…
View article: Sharing design definitions across product life cycles
Sharing design definitions across product life cycles Open
The research reported in this paper explored the feasibility of embedding multiple design structures into design definitions with a view of sharing design definitions across product life cycles. Two separate case studies using (a) lattice …
View article: Exploiting lattice structures in shape grammar implementations
Exploiting lattice structures in shape grammar implementations Open
The ability to work with ambiguity and compute new designs based on both defined and emergent shapes are unique advantages of shape grammars. Realizing these benefits in design practice requires the implementation of general purpose shape …
View article: Embedding design structures in engineering information.
Embedding design structures in engineering information. Open
StrEmbed-4 demonstrates how a design structure, for example “as designed”, typically using a computer aided design (CAD) system can be embedded on to a corresponding hypercube lattice. This embedding relationship can be shown visually with…
View article: Principles for the definition of design structures
Principles for the definition of design structures Open
Different kinds of design structure are created and used in engineering design and development processes. Function structures, design grammars and bills of materials are common examples. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding distin…
View article: Principles for the definition of design structures
Principles for the definition of design structures Open
Different kinds of design structure are created and used in engineering design and development processes. Function structures, design grammars and bills of materials are common examples. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding distin…