by Senthil | Aug 31, 2012 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran, Wei Gao
Abstract: Product design is a highly involved, often ill-defined, complex and iterative process, and the needs and specifications of the required artifact get more refined only as the design process moves toward its goal. An eff ective computer support tool that helps...
by preciseadmin | Aug 15, 2010 | 2010, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications
Abstract: As customer preference is viewed as a reflection of desires for product features and even future product opportunities, it is crucial for the generation of design concepts. In this paper, a six-stage methodology is described for developing customer...
by preciseadmin | Apr 12, 2010 | 2010, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications
Abstract: Customers often show different preferences relative to the same products, such as function, shape, color, costs, etc. They will surely affect product market activities further. In this paper, a model of preference elicitation from customers is proposed to...
by _not_Exist_ | Sep 16, 2009 | 2009, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani
Abstract: When existing parts are re-used for the development of a new product or business-to-business transactions, a method for searching parts from a part database that is similar to the user’s requirements is necessary. To this end, it is important to...
by _not_Exist_ | Sep 16, 2009 | 2009, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani
Abstract: The modularity indicates a one-to-one mapping between functional concepts and physical components. It can allow us to generate more product varietiesat lower costs. Functional concepts can be described by precise syntactic structures with functional...
