Multicriteria optimization in product platform design

Sigurd A. Nelson, Matthew B. Parkinson, Panos Y. Papalambros

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Abstract

A product platform is a set of common components, modules or parts from which a stream of derivative products can be created. Product platform design requires selection of the shared parts and assessment of the potential sacrifices in individual product performance that result from parts sharing. A multicriteria optimization problem can be formulated to study such decisions in a quantitative manner at the product performance level. Studying the Pareto sets that correspond to various derivative products leads to a systematic methodology for design decision making. A bradnail gun is used to illustrate the concepts presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication25th Design Automation Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages149-156
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780791819715
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
EventASME 1999 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1999 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Sep 12 1999Sep 16 1999

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 1999 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period9/12/999/16/99

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modeling and Simulation

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