System Architecture Modeling in a Software Tool Based on the Contact and Channel Approach (C&C-A)Source: Journal of Mechanical Design:;2011:;volume( 133 ):;issue: 010::page 101006Author:Albert Albers
,
David C. Wynn
,
David F. Wyatt
,
Andreas Braun
,
Eike Sadowski
,
P. John Clarkson
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004971Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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 during design, and therefore should be considered together in a design representation. This paper discusses the theory underlying the C&C-A, and describes its formalization and implementation in a software tool. The approach is applied to model the system architecture of a humanoid robot arm considering the impact of a proposed design change. This illustrates some of the main benefits of the Contact and Channel Approach: helping designers visualize, understand and communicate the complex dependencies between function and form in a system architecture.
keyword(s): Design , Modeling , Computer software , Functions , System architecture , Project tasks , Channels (Hydraulic engineering) , Structures AND Flow (Dynamics) ,
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| contributor author | Albert Albers | |
| contributor author | David C. Wynn | |
| contributor author | David F. Wyatt | |
| contributor author | Andreas Braun | |
| contributor author | Eike Sadowski | |
| contributor author | P. John Clarkson | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-09T00:45:43Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-09T00:45:43Z | |
| date copyright | October, 2011 | |
| date issued | 2011 | |
| identifier issn | 1050-0472 | |
| identifier other | JMDEDB-27954#101006_1.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/146981 | |
| description 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 during design, and therefore should be considered together in a design representation. This paper discusses the theory underlying the C&C-A, and describes its formalization and implementation in a software tool. The approach is applied to model the system architecture of a humanoid robot arm considering the impact of a proposed design change. This illustrates some of the main benefits of the Contact and Channel Approach: helping designers visualize, understand and communicate the complex dependencies between function and form in a system architecture. | |
| publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| title | System Architecture Modeling in a Software Tool Based on the Contact and Channel Approach (C&C-A) | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 133 | |
| journal issue | 10 | |
| journal title | Journal of Mechanical Design | |
| identifier doi | 10.1115/1.4004971 | |
| journal fristpage | 101006 | |
| identifier eissn | 1528-9001 | |
| keywords | Design | |
| keywords | Modeling | |
| keywords | Computer software | |
| keywords | Functions | |
| keywords | System architecture | |
| keywords | Project tasks | |
| keywords | Channels (Hydraulic engineering) | |
| keywords | Structures AND Flow (Dynamics) | |
| tree | Journal of Mechanical Design:;2011:;volume( 133 ):;issue: 010 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |