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Research on the information transfer characteristics of dimensions in the product variant design process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2017

Xinsheng Xu ,
Tianhong Yan  and
Yangke Ding
Xinsheng Xu
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Tianhong Yan*
Affiliation:
Institute of Mechatronics Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Yangke Ding
Affiliation:
Institute of Industrial Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
*
Reprint requests to: Tianhong Yan, Institute of Mechatronics Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China. E-mail: thyan@163.com
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Abstract

Product variant design, as one of the key enabling technologies of mass customization, is the transfer of variant information among mating parts from the perspective of informatics. A dimension constraint network (DCN) among mating parts carries on the task of transferring variant information. What are the information transfer characteristics of dimensions in a constraint network is a fundamental issue to plan the product variant design process reasonably. We begin by showing the natural dynamics of the DCN from two aspects: structure and uncertainty. The information efficiency of the DCN was proposed based on its simple path to specify the information transfer capability of the network. Based on this, the information centrality of the dimension was developed by measuring the efficiency loss of the DCN after the removal of a dimension from the network, which describes the information transfer capability of this dimension. Further, the information centrality of a part was derived. Using a spherical valve subassembly, we calculated the information centrality of the dimensions in a constraint network. We determined that the information centrality of dimension is highly correlated to its out-degree. An approach to plan the sequence of the part variant design according to its information centrality was proposed. We calculated the uncertainties of the DCN and its cumulative uncertainties under different sequences of the part variant design. Results indicate that part variant design under the descending information centrality of the parts minimizes the uncertainty of the DCN. This suggests a new method of planning the sequence of part variant design.

Keywords

Dimension Constraint NetworkInformation CentralityProduct Variant DesignUncertainty
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Regular Articles
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AI EDAM , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2018 , pp. 59 - 74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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