A Fuzzy Method for Propagating Functional Architecture Constraints to Physical Architecture

作者：Bonjour Eric^*; Deniaud Samuel; Dulmet Maryvonne; Harmel Ghassen

来源：Journal of Mechanical Design, 2009, 131(6): 061002.

DOI：10.1115/1.3116253

• fuzzy set theory
• power transmission (mechanical)
• product design
• product development
• reverse engineering

Modular product design has received great attention for about 10 years, but few works have proposed tools to either jointly design the functional and physical architectures or propagate the impact of evolutions from one domain to another. In this paper, we present a new method supporting the product architecture design. In new product development situations or in re-engineering projects, system architects could use this method in the early design stages to predetermine cohesive modules and integrative elements and to simulate a domain architecture by propagating architecture choices from another domain. To illustrate our approach, we present an industrial case study concerning the design of a new automobile powertrain.

• 出版日期2009-6