A Cost-Driven Design Methodology for Additive Manufactured Variable Platforms in Product Families

• Main Authors: Yao, Xiling, Moon, Seung Ki, Bi, Guijun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing process; Cost estimation; Platform optimization; Product family design
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82910; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40356
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Additive manufacturing (AM) has evolved from prototyping to functional part fabrication for a wide range of applications. Challenges exist in developing new product design methodologies to utilize AM-enabled design freedoms while limiting costs at the same time. When major design changes are made to...