NordDesign 2020
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Mass Distribution as an Approach for Designing Lightweight-Driven Product Architectures
Laufer, Felix; Roth, Daniel; Binz, Hansgeorg
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2020
Editor:
Mortensen, N.H.; Hansen, C.T. and Deininger, M.
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NordDESIGN
Institution:
University of Stuttgart
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Modularity
Page(s):
15
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ISBN:
9781912254088
Abstract:
Lightweight-design methods for the conceptual phase of the product-development process are becoming increasingly important due to their influence on products’ mass. Besides mass reduction, the redistribution of mass within the product can support the designer in addressing lightweight-design motivations more effectively. This paper introduces a method of systematic mass distribution using the design structure matrix (DSM). A case study of a high-pressure water-jetting unit serves as an application example to illustrate the procedure introduced.
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