Multi-objective robust concept exploration within the made-to-order sector

Whitfield, Robert Ian and Coates, Graham and Hills, Bill; Lindemann, U. and Birkhofer, H. and Lindemann, U. and Birkhofer, H., eds. (1999) Multi-objective robust concept exploration within the made-to-order sector. In: Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'99). Professional Engineering Publishing. ISBN 392297953X

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Abstract

Concept exploration is an activity of fundamental importance when designing large, complex made-to-order engineering products. At the concept design stage of the design process, it is essential that many design alternatives are evaluated. In the case of large made-to-order products, the evaluation of a particular design can be both complicated and time consuming. Under these circumstances, designers often resort to the use of concept design models enabling both a reduction in complexity and time for evaluation. Stochastic optimisation methods are then typically used to explore the design space facilitating the selection of optimum or near optimum designs. These optimisation methods can however increase the concept exploration time considerably due to their often random search manner. The objective of this work is therefore to produce a generic framework that would enable a designer to efficiently explore the design space within the MTO domain facilitating the selection of robust designs.

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Whitfield, Robert Ian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1065-0395, Coates, Graham and Hills, Bill; Lindemann, U., Birkhofer, H., Lindemann, U. and Birkhofer, H.
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