Product Design Support: Exploring a Design Repository System
Abstract
This paper reports on a knowledge rich design repository system. Current design tools and methodologies are reviewed and used to identify necessary design knowledge to populate a design repository. Building on previous research, an operational design repository is reviewed. The design repository system demonstrated includes a single point of entry application for product information, a relational database for archiving design knowledge and web-based tools. Web services are used to support design knowledge retrieval through search, browse and real-time design tool generation. From the repository interface, design tools such as bills of materials and design structure and function component matrices are generated. The output design tools are tested in real world design applications and validated. The result is a useful tool - applicable to several phases of product design.
Recommended Citation
M. R. Bohm and R. B. Stone, "Product Design Support: Exploring a Design Repository System," Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition(2004, Anaheim, CA), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Nov 2004.
Meeting Name
2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004 (2004: Nov. 13-19, Anaheim, CA)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Design Repository System; Product Information; Web-Based Tools; Relational databases
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
19 Nov 2004
