DIMENSION PARAMETERS TRANSFER

METHOD OF CONFIGURATION
PRODUCT AND ITS APPLICATION

LIU Fuyun  QI Guoning

(Institute of Contemporary Manufacturing Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 )

Abstract: In product configuration of mass customization, sometimes it’s necessary to modify some dimensions of product modules, how to ravel the affection relation of modules’ dimension is the key of precision and efficiency of product configuration. Applying complex network theory to mass customization field, based on tabular layouts of article characteristics and main structure of product, a dimension relation network of components and parts is constructed. With the use of connective subnet detecting method and simple path detecting method of complex network, a new dimension parameters transfer method is presented. It works well whether within a single component or between different components. A new method of variant design of configuration product and a new modification method of configuration product are put forwarded. As an example, all methods are applied to joint coupling product, and the methods are verified.

Key words: Mass customization Product configuration Variant design Tabular layouts of article characteristics Complex network

CLC No: TP14 N94

国家自然科学基金(60374057，50575204)和国家高技术研究发展计 划(863计划，2005AA411910)资助项目. Received 20060711, received in revised form 20070209