A Time Correlation Based Clustering Method for a Design of a Transformable Product
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Abstract
A single-function product cannot meet various needs of different users when the product user or use environment changes. A transformable product with multiple functions can meet different needs of users. It is critical to determine product functions that a transformable product should have in the product design. However, it is a challenge to decide required functional components of a transformable product in the design process. A clustering method is proposed in this paper using undirected graphs for segmentations of needs in the time dimension. A need-based function model is built to form product function chains based on cost of the function transition distance between different function chains. Undirected graphs of the function chains are constructed according to the similarity of product functions. The interrelated subgraphs are then used to form multiple functions of a transformable product based on segmentations. A wheelchair is developed as an example to verify the proposed method. The method improves the design process of transformable products accurately and effectively.
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OpenAlex topics: Product Development and Customization · Design Education and Practice · Quality Function Deployment in Product Design
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
National Engineering Research Center for Technological Innovation Method and Tool, Tianjin 300401, China
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T5V6, Canada
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