Early Robust Design—Its Effect on Parameter and Tolerance Optimization

Götz S, Roth M, Schleich B (2021)


Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2021

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Original Authors: Stefan Goetz, Martin Roth, Benjamin Schleich

Book Volume: 11

Pages Range: 9407

Issue: 20

DOI: 10.3390/app11209407

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11209407

Abstract

The development of complex products with high quality in dynamic markets requires appropriate robust design and tolerancing workflows supporting the entire product development process. Despite the large number of methods and tools available for designers and tolerance engineers, there are hardly any consistent approaches that are applicable throughout all development stages. This is mainly due to the break between the primarily qualitative approaches for the concept stage and the quantitative parameter and tolerance design activities in subsequent stages. Motivated by this, this paper bridges the gap between these two different views by contrasting the used terminology and methods. Moreover, it studies the effects of early robust design decisions with a focus on Suh’s Axiomatic Design axioms on later parameter and tolerance optimization. Since most robust design activities in concept design can be ascribed to these axioms, this allows reliable statements about the specific benefits of early robust design decisions on the entire process considering variation in product development for the first time. The presented effects on the optimization of nominal design parameters and their tolerance values are shown by means of a case study based on ski bindings.

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APA:

Götz, S., Roth, M., & Schleich, B. (2021). Early Robust Design—Its Effect on Parameter and Tolerance Optimization. Applied Sciences, 11, 9407. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11209407

MLA:

Götz, Stefan, Martin Roth, and Benjamin Schleich. "Early Robust Design—Its Effect on Parameter and Tolerance Optimization." Applied Sciences 11 (2021): 9407.

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