One of the objectives of concurrent engineering has been to integrate more and more knowledge as soon as possible during the product development process. In such a method and owing to designer creativity, new design solutions are carried out. Design alternatives then appear; the differences can be relative to the functions, the technology, the materials or the manufacturing process as well. This paper presents some first specifications in modelling those design alternatives. Much more design solutions can then be kept in designers’ mind instead of focusing on the a priori best solution. The final solution is therefore chosen depending on every point of view involved in the design process. First of all this work aimed at defining the new knowledge that have to be taken into account in the product modelling in order to support the design alternatives management. Those new model elements must currently be integrated or linked with already-known product and design process models. The alternatives modelling has secondly been tested on very simple design examples. Afterwards, the design of a surgical simulator has been carried out that pointed out the real benefits and the feasibility of the alternatives modelling.
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ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
September 2–6, 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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0-7918-3700-9
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A Design Alternatives Assessment and Management Approach
Pierre Nowak,
Pierre Nowak
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
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Benoiˆt Eynard,
Benoiˆt Eynard
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
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Lionel Roucoules
Lionel Roucoules
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
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Pierre Nowak
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
Benoiˆt Eynard
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
Lionel Roucoules
Troyes University of Technology, Troyes Cedex, France
Paper No:
DETC2003/DAC-48746, pp. 419-424; 6 pages
Published Online:
June 23, 2008
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Nowak, P, Eynard, B, & Roucoules, L. "A Design Alternatives Assessment and Management Approach." Proceedings of the ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 2: 29th Design Automation Conference, Parts A and B. Chicago, Illinois, USA. September 2–6, 2003. pp. 419-424. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2003/DAC-48746
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