A Study on Part Configuration Shape Synthesis for Process Planning in the Early Design Stage

제품개발 초기단계의 생산공정설계를 위한 기계부품의 외형형상 합성에 관한 연구

Tight integration of product design and process planning in the early design stage would make bigger impact as wider spectrum of design and manufacturing alternatives can be pursued and evaluated. Thus the development of systematic computer-based support for this integration is desirable. For this integration and process planning in the early design stage. the systematic method to synthesize shape of part from functional requirements is crucial. This research presents the methods of functional decomposition from overall function or product and synthesizing shape of part based on functional relations extracted from functional decomposition using planetary gear transmission system as an example.