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Using PLM and trade-off curves to support set-based convergence of product platforms
Levandowski, Christoffer; Forslund, Anders; Johannesson, Hans
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Year:
2013
Editor:
Udo Lindemann, Srinivasan V, Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, John Clarkson, Gaetano Cascini
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Series:
ICED
Institution:
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Page(s):
199-208
ISBN:
978-1-904670-47-6
ISSN:
2220-4334
Abstract:
Platforms may be used as an enabler for offering a variety of products to the market, while keeping the development cost down. Reusing design knowledge is a key concept of platforms, whether concerning reusing parts, ideas, concepts or technologies. In set-based design, trade-off and limit curves are an enabler to store knowledge about technologies developed earlier, and to highlight knowledge-and technology gaps. This paper describes how trade-off curves derived from technology development may be used to incorporate technology knowledge in a product platform. The product used as an example is a Turbine Rear Structure of a jet engine. Trade-off curves and a product platform based on the Configurable Component concept is implemented in a PLM architecture, integrating a Product Data Management system, a Computer Aided Design tool, two Computer Aided Engineering tools and a configurator. The analysis combines the trade-off and limit curves with CAE tools to create a comprehensive analysis of the set of possible solutions. The results are presented to the engineer as a means to aid in the convergence process through elimination of bad solutions from the set.
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