Abstract
One of common topics in the world of mechanical design is the optimization of design. Various methods have been suggested for finding optimum design, for instance, linear programming method, genetic algorithm, quantitative method and etc. However, there remain a huge number of ordinary mechanical designs that are not undergoing optimization processes. This is mainly due to the facts that the outcome of the design does not cause any critical problem, optimization is not considered or not required, optimization of design is nearly impossible, and the mixtures of the above. As a result, the outcome of the above-mentioned designs usually depends on the designer's instinct decision, where technical analysis is not performed. As human brain tends to have complexities when making decision, decision based on instinct or past experience may not produce an optimum design. In order to solve the above problem, this paper proposes a mechanical design supporting system, which utilizes Analytic hierarchy Process (AHP) to analyze designer's intention and later express it in numerical form. Based on the numeric values, and optimum design structure can later be formulated.
