The Proceedings of Design & Systems Conference
Online ISSN : 2424-3078
2013.23
Session ID : 2213
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2213 The origins of modularity in complex machines
Victor ParqueMasakazu KobayashiMasatake Higashi
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Modularity is vital to engineer complex products and machines. We assert that modularity can emerge from searching desirable machine structures constrained to life cycle costs in manufacturing, maintenance, and disassemblability. Compared to the conventional methods, computational experiments that maximize machine performance and minimize life cycle costs yield machine structures that are modular and tractable.
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© 2013 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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