Journal of Applied Science and Engineering

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Ming Wang1, Xianglong Li This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.1, Yan Li1, Yifan Liu1 and Xianmeng Zhang1

1College of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P.R. China


 

Received: June 27, 2016
Accepted: October 28, 2016
Publication Date: March 1, 2017

Download Citation: ||https://doi.org/10.6180/jase.2017.20.1.02  

ABSTRACT


Product modular design is a significant approach to support the incremental design of derivative products. Considering the insufficient mapping between functions and structures and the lack of module evolution methods in modular design, a product module partition and evolution method based on function classification is proposed. By classifying user requirements and function types, as well as focusing on existing products, a mapping principle between product functions and structures is constructed according to function types. A two-stage module partition method including functional module partition and product structure mapping is put forward. By considering the technology evolution function of function types and combining the technology evolution theory in TRIZ theory, a module evolution method based on technology evolution driving is developed. Finally, the proposed method was tested and verified based on the modular design of the working device of a hydraulic excavator.


Keywords: Function Classification, Module Partition, Module Evolution, Technology Evolution


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