Representing Product Architecture

Author

Mike J. Van Wie
Palani Rajan
Matthew I. Campbell
Robert B. Stone, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Kristin L. Wood

Abstract

Product architecture is the transformation of function to layout. Like much of conceptual design, it is a highly dynamic process whereby engineers must consider a deluge of information in terms of both function and form. One shortcoming of current engineering practice is the absence of representations or abstractions used to aid in developing, refining, and exploiting alternative layout solutions. the purpose of this paper is to present a representation for product architecture that sufficiently captures the design factors relevant to product architecture design which are not taken into account in current practices. an example is given to illustrate the technique, and results of a validation experiment are shown.

Recommended Citation

M. J. Van Wie et al., "Representing Product Architecture," Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, vol. 3, pp. 731 - 746, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Jan 2003.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2003/dtm-48668

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Conceptual design; Design layout; Product architecture; Representation

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2003