Abstract: In redesign and design for customization, products are changed. During this process a change to one part of the product will, in most cases, result in changes to other parts. The prediction ...

Abstract: Aeroengines are designed using fractured processes. Complexity has driven the design of such machines to be subdivided by specialism, customer, and function. While this approach has worked well ...

Abstract: A novel topology/shape optimization method, Metamorphic Development, is applied to an axisymmetric thermo-elasticity design problem. Based on solid modeling and finite element analysis, optimal ...

Abstract: The design of gas turbine engines is a complex problem. This complexity has led to the adoption of a modular design approach, in which a conceptual design phase fixes the values for some ...

Abstract: The complexity of modern gas turbine engines has led to the adoption of a modular design approach, in which a conceptual design phase fixes the values for a number of parameters and dimensions ...

Abstract: Understanding how and why changes propagate during engineering design is critical because most products and systems emerge from predecessors and not through clean sheet design. This paper examines ...

Abstract: The Contact and Channel Approach (C&C-A) has been developed to support the decomposition and design of technical systems. It is based on the principle that function and form emerge together ...