| A structure-based approach to evaluation product adaptability in adaptable design
Qiang Cheng, Guojun Zhang*, Zhifeng Liu, Peihua Gu, Ligang Cai
The Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp.1081-1094, 2011
Abstract : Adaptable design, as a new design paradigm, involves creating designs and products that can be easily changed to satisfy different requirements.
In this paper, two types of product adaptability are proposed as essential adaptability and behavioral adaptability, and through
measuring which respectively a model for product adaptability evaluation is developed. The essential adaptability evaluation proceeds
with analyzing the independencies of function requirements and function modules firstly based on axiomatic design, and measuring the
adaptability of interfaces secondly with three indices. The behavioral adaptability reflected by the performance of adaptable requirements
after adaptation is measured based on Kano model. At last, the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by an illustrative
example of the motherboard of a personal computer. The results show that the method can evaluate and reveal the adaptability of a product
in essence, and is of directive significance to improving design and innovative design.
Keyword : Adaptable design; Adaptability; Modular design; Interface; Kano’s model |
