Ontology-based multiplatform identification method

Yanfeng Li; Xiaomeng Chang; Janis P. Terpenny; Tracee Gilbert

doi:10.1115/1.3467010

Ontology-based multiplatform identification method

Yanfeng Li, Xiaomeng Chang, Janis P. Terpenny, Tracee Gilbert

Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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This paper puts forward a multiplatform identification method to overcome the limitations of a single platform strategy when mass customization is required. The method is applied to redesign or consolidate an existing product family. The method consists of four steps: (1) the determination of component values, (2) the estimation of component redesign efforts, (3) the platform component identification, and (4) the formation of multiple platform instances. An ontology-based framework is also provided to facilitate the information representation and the data integration in the identification of multiplatform structure. Once the platforms are identified, an ontology reasoning mechanism verifies the platform sharing among products and determines the possible multiplatform coalition. A water cooler product family is used to illustrate the ontology-based multiplatform identification method.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	031011
Journal	Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3467010
State	Published - 2010

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Software
Computer Science Applications
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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