Abstract
Product variant generation is fundamentally different in Electrical
Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) rather than Mechanical Computer-Aided
Design (MCAD). The difference lies in the logical relationships between
ECAD components. It is not straightforward to select a previous product design
to aid product variant generation. Therefore, a new methodology suitable for
web-based delivery to support ECAD product variant design is described. Part
of the methodology proposed is based on fuzzy logic to select previous ECAD
designs from a database of case bases. An additional cost engineering module
is proposed to provide the functionality of cost optimisation of the subset of the
designs fulfilling a predefined criteria list. The other parts of the methodology
have been fully implemented to allow automatic generation of designs
in software.
Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) rather than Mechanical Computer-Aided
Design (MCAD). The difference lies in the logical relationships between
ECAD components. It is not straightforward to select a previous product design
to aid product variant generation. Therefore, a new methodology suitable for
web-based delivery to support ECAD product variant design is described. Part
of the methodology proposed is based on fuzzy logic to select previous ECAD
designs from a database of case bases. An additional cost engineering module
is proposed to provide the functionality of cost optimisation of the subset of the
designs fulfilling a predefined criteria list. The other parts of the methodology
have been fully implemented to allow automatic generation of designs
in software.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4-18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Computer-aided engineereing (CAE)
- variant design
- design automation
- product configuration
- fuzzy logic
- cost optimization