Knowledge Database for Functional Design of Mechanical Products

Abstract:

Different works on the functional design and functional vocabularies area have been accomplished. The function has become the key element of the design process of a product and many researchers have focussed their work on developing functional taxonomies which can be used as a basis for functional design. One of the main disadvantages on the research performed in this domain is that a clear correlation between proposed functions and a product part or structure cannot be shown. This paper presents a new configuration of a functional taxonomy which can be easier correlated with the structure of the product, as an input of a knowledge database for supporting engineering design activity, as well a structure of the database system and a preview of its content.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 760)
• Pages: 15-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.760.15
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Manuela Roxana Dijmărescu*, Corneliu Parvu, Marian Gheorghe
• Keywords: Function, Functional Design, Knowledge Database, Product Development

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