Affiliation:
1. Brunel University Engineering Design Group, Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems Uxbridge, Middlesex
Abstract
This paper shows the development of a function analysis methodology for use in flexible design. This is a strategy to identify common areas of existing designs and then form a new ‘core design’ on which the new designs can be based. A full review of current function analysis techniques is given, from which the new systematic methodology is based. The method has three stages: function identification, function description and function systematization. An industrial case study is given with the function analysis of a powered wheelchair.
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanical Engineering
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