Journal
CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 13-16Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2008.03.115
Keywords
lifecycle; geometric modelling; modular design
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Modular design is an important elemental technique in life cycle design for improving, e.g., maintainability, upgradability, reusability, and recyclability. Appropriate modular structure differs according to applied life cycle options; e.g., while the modular structure for recycling should be based on material kinds, the structure for upgrading should be based on functions to be obsolete. This paper proposes a method for determining modular structure by aggregating various attributes related to a product life cycle and evaluating geometric feasibility of modules. This paper also illustrates the prototype system that implements the proposed method and a case study of a printer. (c) 2008 CIRP.
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