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The interaction of an artefact with different life-phase systems can give rise to a number of consequences. ‘Artefact’ and ‘life-phase system’ design decisions can therefore result in unintended consequences that have a propagation effect across multiple life-phases such as manufacturing, use and disposal. Handling this phenomena during design is thus a necessity if designers are to generate ‘life-oriented’ solutions. However, the sequence of life-phases makes knowledge of such life-cycle consequences (LCCs) available late, after decisions have been committed. Thus, designers are frequently unaware of LCCs co-evolving with their solution, this making ‘life-oriented’ solution generation difficult to achieve. Designers are simultaneously under increasing pressures to deliver artefacts that cater for a host of total life-cycle issues. This paper concerns on-going research into the development of a knowledge intensive approach framework to handle this DFX phenomena during the synthesis of mechanical component life solutions. The framework collectively describes the concept of how a domain specific LCC knowledge model can be generated and operated to support this DFX problem, thereby contributing to the development of KICAD architectures.
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Borg, J.C., Yan, XT., Juster, N.P. (2002). A Framework For Knowledge Intensive ‘Artefact Life’ Design. In: Cugini, U., Wozny, M. (eds) From Knowledge Intensive CAD to Knowledge Intensive Engineering. KIC 2000. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 79. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35494-1_6
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