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the implementation of the IPD system is an integrated approach, wherein all the primary components,<br />

such as the CAD tools, numerical analysis tools, data bases, knowledge bases, and expert systems, work<br />

cooperatively in order to perform various tasks associated with that design task. The techniques described<br />

in this chapter are relatively easy to implement, and are well suited to industrial needs.<br />

Keywords: Integrated Product <strong>Design</strong>, Intelligent Computer-Aided <strong>Design</strong> Techniques, Automated<br />

<strong>Design</strong> System, Automated Process Planning<br />

1.1 Introduction<br />

Advances in product design methods coupled with the growing trend toward shorter product development<br />

cycles have resulted in an increased emphasis on the following issues: (a) reduction in product<br />

design lead time and costs, (b) improvement in product quality, (c) design automation, and (d) integration<br />

between product design and manufacturing tasks. The above objectives can only be realized through<br />

the synergic development of the following key product design-enabling methodologies (Figure 1.1):<br />

(a) development of product design methodologies, (b) techniques for synthesis of product specifications,<br />

(c) advanced information support infrastructure for management and distribution of product<br />

design information, (d) decision support mechanisms for various tasks associated with product design,<br />

and (e) development of frameworks for product design. The above five enabling methodologies represent<br />

a multitude of tasks and activities with far reaching implications on current product design practices.<br />

Their implementation within the framework of an Integrated Product <strong>Design</strong> (IPD) system is the subject<br />

for various current research initiatives (discussed further in Reference 1).<br />

A careful examination of these five enabling methodologies reveals the following characteristic features<br />

that should be considered during the development of an IPD system:<br />

• Suitable mechanisms for incorporation of different product design perspectives for the generation<br />

of product design information in a timely and useful manner<br />

• Provision for suitable interpretations of the product design information for the different product<br />

design tasks<br />

• Mechanisms for the simulation of the performance of the product from different product design<br />

perspectives<br />

• Suitable algorithms and procedures for performing design in the presence of incomplete and<br />

uncertain information about product design attributes<br />

• Provision for sharing of information among different product design tasks (e.g., process, assembly,<br />

and inspection planning)<br />

FIGURE 1.1 Enabling product design methodologies for IPD.<br />

© 2001 by CRC Press LLC

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