Sessions
Session 13
Design Thinking for MCP: Setting up the Solution Space
Monday Oct 5 2009
17:15-18:35
Dhima, Sari (University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland)
A Search for the Meaning of Function in Space
This article looks at the meaning of function in space. The question raised stems from a dissertation entitled ‘Space within Space’. In the article a new perspective for spatial design and a new concept of space will be proposed.
Teich, Tobias (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany)
Kretz, Daniel (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany)
Jahn, Franziska (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany)
Militzer, Jörg (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany)
Neumann, Tim (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany)
Using STEP standardized product data representation for automated process planning
Extremely variable customer demands and increasing competition require a fast and efficient product development. Especially the industry for machining parts is forced to give an accurate estimate of costs and delivery time besides an forecast of the feasibility immediately to gain a lead over competitors. With the Standard for The Exchange of Product model data STEP, the international standardization organization provides a standard with specialized application protocols (AP) for the integration of application systems from different fields of product development. In our long term research we are going to generate manufacturing variants using genetic algorithms under respect of a configured virtual factory environment. Therefore we require an application protocol specific interface for the integration of the STEP exchange structure from the physical file into the logical software layer. Especially for the generation of process variants we prefer AP 224 - Mechanical Product Definition for Process Planning Using Machining Feature. This paper gives an overview of our model which supports and enables mass customization and presents an approach on how to generate programming language dependent source code from the formal modeling specification language EXPRESS using the example of AP 224 and C#-.NET. This is then used for automated process planning as part of the integration of process- and production-planning.
Teich, Kretz, Jahn -presentation pdf
Teich, Kretz, Jahn, Militzer, Neumann -paper pdf
Kostkevicius, Gediminas (Baltic Orthoservice UAB, Lithuania)
Valincius, Donatas (Elinvision UAB, Lithuania)
Dumbliauskas, Saulius (Baltic Orthoservice UAB, Lithuania)
Meta Mass Customisation or Engineering of Mass Customisation
Paper presents conception and architecture of integral Human body form digitalization – CAD design – CAM production meta system developed for MC&P applications. This solution can be configurated under special MC&P application needs and could be applied in many industries. Practical realization of the solution in fields of technical orthopedics and footwear is presented in two case studies.
Gediminas, Kostkevicius -presentation pdf
Nielsen, Kjeld (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Joergensen, Kaj A.(Aalborg University, Denmark)
Petersen, Thomas D. (Aalborg Industries, Denmark)
Mechatronics and Mass Customization
The possibilities for customizing mechatronic products have often not been utilized to their full potential. The reasons for this include: 1) Mechatronic products tend to inherit their functionalities originating from parent products, with an outset in sole mechanical or electronic systems. 2) Design and development do not focus on utilizing interactions between the different types of elements. 3) Much potential remains to be utilized regarding advanced control systems. Defining the elements of the mechatronic products and the classification of the relationship of these elements will ease design, development and production of new mechatronic products with focus on customization. This research in a recently initiated project is done by analyzing the complexity in a mechatronic structure, and a model for design and development of new mechatronic products will be developed. This paper sets out in a literature study of mechatronics and mass customization. Based on this study, this paper seek to identify different definitions of mechatronics in relationship with mass customization.