... Abstract Decomposition is a dominant design strategy because it enables complex problems to be broken up into more manageable modules. However, although it is well known that complex systems are rarely fully decomposable, much of the decomposition literature is framed around reordering...

... and each mechanical transmission line by input and transmission units. A model is established to represent the hierarchical relation among subsystems. A link partition algorithm is also presented to decompose the constraints on the number of link in the decomposition process. According to the model...

.... target cascading systems engineering optimization decomposition partitioning coordination Proceedings of DETC 2000 26th Design Automation Conference September 10-13,2000, Baltimore, Maryland DETC2000/DAC-14265 TARGET CASCADING IN OPTIMAL SYSTEM DESIGN Hyung Min Kim Nestor F. Michelena Graduate...

... mechanisms by combining non-hierarchic coupled system decomposition and mini-max relaxation. Then, after the multidisciplinary design problem of a link mechanism used in hydraulic shovels is modeled and formulated based on skeleton based kinematic analysis and beam-theory based strength analysis, its design...

... machining. In this paper, the overall process planning techniques are identified and analyzed. The data flow chart in layer-based machining is established. The concepts of “decomposition for accessibility” and “decomposition for manufacturability” are proposed to decompose the model into manufacturable...

... 13 06 2012 The decomposition of linkages into Assur graphs (Assur groups) was developed by Leonid Assur in 1914 - to decompose a linkage into fundamental minimal components for the analysis and synthesis of the linkages. In the paper, some new results and new methods are introduced...

... 21 03 2011 In decomposition-based design optimization strategies, such as Analytical Target Cascading (ATC), it is sometimes necessary to use reduced dimensionality representations to approximate functions of large dimensionality whose values need to be exchanged among subproblems...

... criteria and their weights. The proposed approach is illustrated using image search software as an example. 24 07 2009 Systems QFD Concept Selection Decomposition Modularization Software Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers...

... bathroom scales; Results indicate encouraging success with scalability and computational expense. KEYWORDS: Product Family, Single-Stage Approach, Platform Selection, Scalability, Decomposition. Sij: Platform configuration index set sk,: Number of distinct platforms for producing the kth component u: Total...

... Decentralized Design Process Convergence Decomposition Game Theory Nash Equilibrium Linear System Theory Decentralized systems constitute a special class of design under distributed environments. They are characterized as large and complex systems divided into several smaller entities...

... decomposition incidence matrix hierarchical cluster analysis partition point analysis binary tree This paper presents a new decomposition method for partitioning complex design problems based on an extended Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA). After a complex design problem...

... ems with different underlying behavior. eywords: Decentralized Design, Decomposition, Game ry, Nash Equilibrium, Cobweb Model. a single design team, to consider the entire system as a single design problem. Typically, in complex systems, breaking it up into smaller units or subsystems will make...

... 18 06 2008 Design Engineering Optimum Design Decomposition Multiobjective Optimization Hierarchical Mechanical System Pareto Solutions Genetic Algorithms Machine product designs routinely have so many mutually related characteristics that common design optimization methods...

.... Characteristics of the problem are analyzed, and an efficient solution procedure is proposed. The developed model and solution technique can be applied to various scales of the product design and development process, and may open a variety of interesting questions. Partitioning Clustering Decomposition...

... of system (for the customers) to system modules based on engineers’ value. The target cost of modules calculated from the allocated worth reflect both customers’ and engineers’ value. Systems QFD Concept Selection Decomposition Modularization Perceptual Rating Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006...