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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Initial Study of Function Switching for Design of Adaptable-Function Mechanical Products
An adaptable-function mechanical product belongs to a specific category of products that are feasible in delivering multiple functions by replacing/changing some of its components. The functions are referred t...
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Analysis of mechanical systems with adaptable functions for the evaluation of functional coupling and component importance
Mechanical systems with adaptable functions are versatile in functionalities and compact in physical structure than ordinary ones, hence are useful in many industrial and agricultural applications. One aspect ...
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Function to structure/material map**s for conceptual design synthesis and their supportive strategies
Conceptual design aims at develo** design concepts that can satisfy the specified design requirements, where the design concepts are normally in the form of a physical structure. There has been quite a lot o...
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Injection moulding optimisation of multi-class design variables using a PSO algorithm
Injection moulding optimisation seeks to achieve the highest possible moulding quality under the specified constraints. To this end, the factors (design variables) affecting the moulding quality should be adju...
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Behavioural modelling for design decomposition and design equations derivation
Analysis of system performance is necessary at various stages of the design process. For this purpose, design equations should be identified or derived, which establish the links between the required performan...
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Towards automatic shape modification in injection-moulded-plastic-part design
Injection-moulded-plastic-part design must ensure that the part can be manufactured to the desired quality level by the injection moulding process. Simulation software has been widely used in industry to asses...
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A computer-aided system for an optimal moulding conditions design using a simulation-based approach
Moulding conditions design refers to parameter settings of moulding conditions such as melt temperature, mould temperature and injection time. They are important factors in plastic injection moulding design. T...
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Specification Model: A First Step Towards Automatic Interpretation of Injection Moulding CAE Results
®, in the plastic industry is well established. The software is useful in simulating and visualising the performance of the injection moulding process. Nevertheless, the high level of expertise needed to use it.....