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Open Access 09.03.2024 | Original Paper

Mapping the landscape of product models in embodiment design

During an engineering design process, designers create sequences of product models by switching between product models with different purposes. To enable an efficient use of these product models, researchers are required to anticipate the …

verfasst von:
Lukas Paehler, Sven Matthiesen

05.03.2024 | Original Paper

Module partition for complex products based on stable overlapping community detection and overlapping component allocation

The rationality of product module partition is crucial to the success of modular design. The correlations between components of complex products are complex, increasing the difficulty of module partition. Thus, many existing methods of module …

verfasst von:
Zhenyu Liu, Pengcheng Zhong, Hui Liu, Weiqiang Jia, Guodong Sa, Jianrong Tan

Open Access 29.02.2024 | Original Paper

Optimize or satisfice in engineering design?

In this paper, we address the issue of whether to optimize or satisfice in model-based engineering design. When dealing with operations research problems in the context of engineering design, one may encounter (i) nonlinear, nonconvex objectives …

verfasst von:
Lin Guo, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree

Open Access 29.01.2024 | Review

AI-artifacts in engineering change management – a systematic literature review

Changes and modifications to existing products, known as engineering changes (EC), are common in complex product development. They require appropriate implementation planning and supervision to mitigate the economic downsides due to complexity.

verfasst von:
Peter Burggräf, Johannes Wagner, Till Saßmannshausen, Tim Weißer, Ognjen Radisic-Aberger

08.01.2024 | Research

Novel method for shape complexity evaluation: a threshold from machining to additive manufacturing in the early design phase

Increasing product diversity, rising performance and reliability demands, and industry competitiveness are some of the many reasons that increase the need of more complex product designs in almost all sectors. The complexity of parts increases …

verfasst von:
Mouna Ben Slama, Sami Chatti, Borhen Louhichi

Open Access 24.11.2023 | Original Paper

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good: how perfectionism influences human-centred designing engagement and communal design production in civil engineering

Perfectionism is a personality trait associated with a desire for flawlessness, high-standard expectations and criticism of the self and others. As engineering design seeks to address more wicked problems that move beyond technical considerations …

verfasst von:
Nathalie Al Kakoun, Frederic Boy, Patricia Xavier

Open Access 16.11.2023 | Review Paper

Towards the definition of assembly-oriented modular product architectures: a systematic review

The success of a product in the market is largely defined by the quality of design decisions made during the early stages of development. The product design requires designers to balance multiple objectives such as functionality, cost, and user …

verfasst von:
Fabio Marco Monetti, Antonio Maffei

Open Access 29.09.2023 | Original Paper

Analysing Industry 4.0 technology-solution dependencies: a support framework for successful Industry 4.0 adoption in the product generation process

Industry 4.0 (i4.0) is central to advanced manufacturing. Building on novel digital technologies, it enables smart and flexible manufacturing with systems connected across company boundaries and product lifecycle phases. Despite its benefits, the …

verfasst von:
Matthias R. Guertler, David Schneider, Justus Heitfeld, Nathalie Sick