Understanding Collaborative Interaction for Varying Product Complexity

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-48
Author(s):  
Bijendra Kumar ◽  
Prabir Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
New Product ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
Product Complexity ◽  
Collaborative Interaction ◽  
Modes Of Interaction ◽  
A Company ◽  
Varied Level

Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) often develop products collaboratively. Significant interaction among designers is critical to the success of any collaborative design session. There exist various tools for remotely located interactions, such as textual, video, audio, screen share modes with varied level of cost; however, often, SMEs are unable to afford them. This work aims to identify the most appropriate mode that are required for a successful collaborative design for a given product complexity. The authors made three categories of collaborative design activity (i.e., designing an existing product, designing an existing assembly of the component, and designing a new product). The authors identified and categorized the appropriate modes of interaction for a particular level of product complexity. They conducted a number of experiments with products of increasing number of feature complexities to identify the minimum facility that a company should have to enable remotely located interactions during product design. Based on the requirement, a company can select the appropriate tool.

Process Control Method of Complex Product Multidisciplinary Collaborative Design System

2013 ◽  
Vol 712-715 ◽  
pp. 2888-2893
Author(s):  
Hai Qiang Liu ◽  
Ming Lv
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Design System ◽  
System Control ◽  
Complex Product ◽  
Product Design Process

In order to realize information sharing and interchange of complex product multidisciplinary collaborative design (MCD) design process and resources. The Process integrated system control of product multidisciplinary collaborative design was analyzed firstly in this paper, then design process of complex product for supporting multidisciplinary collaborative was introduced, a detailed description is given of the organization structure and modeling process of MCD-oriented Integration of Product Design Meta-model ; and concrete implement process of process integrated system control method was introduced to effectively realize information sharing and interchange between product design process and resources.

Study on Mix-Variable Collaborative Design Optimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 215-216 ◽  
pp. 592-596
Author(s):  
Li Gao ◽  
Rong Rong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Design Optimization ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Collaborative Optimization ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Complex Product ◽  
Divide And Rule

In order to deal with complex product design optimization problems with both discrete and continuous variables, mix-variable collaborative design optimization algorithm is put forward based on collaborative optimization, which is an efficient way to solve mix-variable design optimization problems. On the rule of “divide and rule”, the algorithm decouples the problem into some relatively simple subsystems. Then by using collaborative mechanism, the optimal solution is obtained. Finally, the result of a case shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the new algorithm.

Application of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Product Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 3208-3211
Author(s):  
Dan Tong Li ◽  
Zheng Zhang ◽  
Jia Wen Deng ◽  
Ming Yu Huang ◽  
Xiao Feng Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Product Design ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
New Product ◽  
Mechanical Parts

The rapid prototyping technology was introduced, including its definition, principle and characteristics. The advantages of rapid prototyping technology in new product development were analyzed. Application of rapid prototyping technology in design of mechanical parts, industrial model, medical model, ceramic products, automobile model and products based on ergonomics was discussed. The feasibility of rapid prototyping technology in product design and the optimization direction was prospected.

An integrated social network mining for product-based technology analysis of Apple

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (10) ◽  
pp. 2417-2430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhwan Kim ◽  
Sunghae Jun ◽  
Dong-Sik Jang ◽  
Sangsung Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Patent Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Mining ◽  
Technology Analysis ◽  
Social Network Mining ◽  
A Company

Purpose Patent contains vast information on developed technologies because of the patent system. So, it is important to analyze patent data for understanding technologies. Most previous studies on patent analysis were focused on the technology itself. Their research results lacked the consideration of products. But the patent analysis based on products is crucial for company because a company grows by sales of competitive products. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel methodology of patent analysis for product-based technology. This study contributes to the product development strategy of a company. Design/methodology/approach The primary goal for developing technology is to release a new product. So it is important to analyze the technology based on the product. In this study, the authors analyze Apple’s technologies based in iPod, iPhone, and iPad. In addition, the authors propose a new methodology to analyze product-based technology. The authors call this an integrated social network mining (ISNM). In the ISNM, the authors carry out a social network analysis (SNA) according to each product of Apple, and integrate all SNA results of iPod, iPhone, and iPad using the technological keywords. Findings In this case study, the authors analyze Apple’s technologies according to Apple’s innovative products, such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. From the ISNM results of Apple’s technology, the authors can find which technological detail is more important in overall structure of Apple’s technologies. Practical implications This study contributes to the management of technology including new product development, technological innovation, and research and development planning. To know the technological relationship between whole technologies based on products can be the source of intensification of technological competitiveness. Originality/value Most of studies on technology analysis were focused on patent technology itself. Though one of their research goals was to develop new product, they had their limits considering the products because they did not use the technology information in the technology analysis. The originality of this research is to use the product information in technology analysis using the proposed ISNM.

A New User Implicit Requirements Process Method Oriented to Product Design

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Guo ◽  
Chengqi Xue ◽  
Mingjiu Yu ◽  
Zhangfan Shen
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
User Requirement ◽  
Service Platform ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Cloud Service Platform

User requirements play an important role in product design activities. Customer satisfaction has a direct bearing on the acquisition of user requirements for product design. However, these implicit requirements are equipped with the attributes of potentiality, fuzziness, and subjectivity. In this paper, a new implicit user requirement processing method based on a cloud service platform is proposed to resolve the difficulty of acquiring implicit requirements. Initially, this method collects user requirement data via a metaphor extraction technique using a cloud service platform. Then, the requirement data are clustered and mapped with product attributes. Finally, the mapping results are visualized to intuitively instruct product design and optimization. Overall, the method is a user-centered innovation paradigm implemented on a cloud service platform to realize collaborative design and resource sharing. Finally, an application case is presented to illustrate the method, and the results indicate that the method is effective and could serve as a reference for product design.

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