Citation:
J. Feldhusen, A. Nagarajah, Artificial Neural Networks to Optimize the Conceptual Design of Adaptable Product Development, Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design, Cranfield University, 30-31 March 2009, pp51
Abstract:
This paper describes an approach to apply Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to support the developer
to optimize the conceptual design of Adaptable Product Development. The ANN learn from the
previously mapping between the requirements and the product solutions. For a new development
Process of an Adaptable Product the ANN analyse existing solution and sort them according to their
probability of success.
The advantages of this approach is on the one hand that ANN is able to identify the best suitable
product solution for a new development order and on other hand the ANN automatically store the
knowledge of the developer.
