Abstract
On the basis of analyzing the existing product platforms, the typology of adaptive product platform was defined and the corresponding relationships between its functions, components and design parameters were illustrated. A two-level robust design approach of adaptive product platform was presented through combining robust design and adaptable design, which included strategy level and operation level. Axiomatic design theory was utilized as framework to guide product platform plan, and the functional requirements matrix and design parameters matrix were established respectively. The grey system theory was made use into robust design of product platform, and adaptive design parameters were classified through experimental design and analysis of variance for the grey relation degree. Then a method of robust optimisation of product family was proposed to determine the best design scenario for product family. Finally, an example of flexible product configuration for electro-hydraulic disc brake was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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This project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71462007 and No. 51165007).
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Cheng, X., Xiao, R. (2018). A Two-level Robust Design Approach to Adaptive Product Platform. In: Tan, J., Gao, F., Xiang, C. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Design. ICMD 2017. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 55. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6553-8_36
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