Characteristics-Properties Modelling

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Table of contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction
1.1. Context
1.2. Research questions
1.3. Research objectives
1.4. Methodology
1.5. Thesis outline
CHAPTER 2: Literature Review
2.1. Context
2.2. Value
2.3. Concurrent designing
2.3.1. Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD)
2.3.2. Feature-based design (FBD)
2.3.3. Design for X (DfX)
2.3.4. Concurrent engineering (CE)
2.4. Complexity
2.4.1. Definition of Complexity
2.4.2. Classification of Complexity
2.4.3. Proposed Solutions for Complexity
2.4.4. Complexity – Our Position
2.5. Modelling theories, methodologies and approaches
2.5.1. Design Theories and Methodologies (DTM)
2.5.2. Axiomatic Design (AD)
2.5.3. Function-Behaviour-Structure (FBS)
2.5.4. Characteristics-Properties Modelling
2.6. Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: A Proposition for Product Modelling
3.1. Context
3.2. An extended version of CPM
3.3. Energy flow modelling
3.3.1. Product flows
3.3.2. CTOC: An energy flow model
3.4. A proposed approach for product modelling
3.4.1. Level 1
3.4.2. Level 2
3.4.3. Level n
3.5. Case study: Hair dryer
3.5.1. Level 1
3.5.2. Level 2
3.5.3. Level 3
3.6. Conclusion
CHAPTER 4: Case Study: Product Modelling Approach
4.1. Oil pump: a state of the art
4.2. Product modelling
4.2.1. Level 1- System analysis
4.2.2. Level 2- System decomposition
4.2.3. Level 3 – Identifying the characteristics
4.3. Complementary tools
4.3.1. Functional analysis
4.3.2. Primary flow analysis
4.4. Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: Uncertainty & complexity management in product design
5.1. Uncertainty management
5.1.1. Uncertainty taxonomy
5.1.2. Robust design
5.1.3. Epistemic uncertainty mitigation
5.1.4. Uncertainty elicitation by the proposed approach
5.1.5. Case study: uncertainty management
5.2. Sensitivity analysis
5.2.1. Local Sensitivity Analysis (LSA)
5.2.2. Global Sensitivity Analysis
5.3. Tolerance analysis
5.3.1. Context
5.3.2. Using the proposed approach in tolerancing
5.4. Conclusion
CHAPTER 6: A Modelling Proposition for Integrated Product/Process Design
6.1. Context
6.2. Flows in product and process
6.3. CPM in Concurrent designing
6.4. The proposed approach for concurrent modelling
6.4.1. Determination of process model
6.4.2. Mapping: OTCS – CPM
6.4.3. Decision making in IPPM
6.5. Case study
6.5.1. Determination of process model of the oil pump
6.5.2. Detail process model of the oil pump
6.5.3. Risk analysis of the process of the oil pump
6.5.4. Finalising and decision making
6.6. Application: Tolerance optimisation
6.6.1. Problem formulation
6.6.2. Results
6.7. Conclusion
Conclusion, limitations and perspective