Tolerancing: Managing uncertainty from conceptual design to final product

E Morse, JY Dantan, N Anwer, R Söderberg, G Moroni… - CIRP Annals, 2018 - Elsevier
Variability is unavoidable in the realization of products. While design must specify ideal
geometry, it shall also describe limits of variability (tolerances) that must be met in order to …

The importance of robust design methodology: case study of the infamous GM ignition switch recall

T Eifler, TJ Howard - Research in Engineering Design, 2018 - Springer
While a systematic quality strategy is of crucial importance for the success of manufacturing
companies, the universal applicability and effectiveness of implemented quality …

Robustness metrics: Consolidating the multiple approaches to quantify robustness

S Moritz Göhler, T Eifler… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The robustness of a design has a major influence on how much the product's performance
will vary and is of great concern to design, quality, and production engineers. While …

A goal-oriented, sequential, inverse design method for the horizontal integration of a multistage hot rod rolling system

AB Nellippallil, KN Song… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The steel manufacturing process is characterized by the requirement of expeditious
development of high quality products at low cost through the effective use of available …

Supporting early robust design for different levels of specific design knowledge: an adaptive method for modeling with the Embodiment Function Relation and …

J Li, D Horber, P Grauberger, S Goetz, S Wartzack… - Design …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Early robust design (RD) can lead to significant cost savings in the later stages of product
development. In order to design systems that are insensitive to various sources of deviation …

The function-based design for sustainability method

R Arlitt, DL Van Bossuyt… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Over the last two decades, consumers have become increasingly aware and desiring of
sustainable products. However, little attention has been paid to develo** conceptual …

Early robust design—its effect on parameter and tolerance optimization

S Goetz, M Roth, B Schleich - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This paper emphasizes the important role of early robust design for
optimal parameter and tolerance design. The theoretically discussed effects on parameter …

Integration of robust and tolerance design in early stages of the product development process

S Goetz, B Schleich, S Wartzack - Research in Engineering Design, 2020 - Springer
Due to the tightening of requirements and the increasing complexity of products, robust
design becomes more and more important in the context of a straightforward product …

Development of a multiple response-based mixed-integer nonlinear optimization model with both controllable and uncontrollable design factors

A Özdemir - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Response surface methodology (RSM) is an appropriate tool for modeling and analyzing
existing or new products. In the literature, considerable attention has been paid to develop …

Statistical tolerance analysis—a survey on awareness, use and need in German industry

MSJ Walter, C Klein, B Heling, S Wartzack - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The importance of geometric deviations of components for the aesthetic and functional
quality of products has been undisputed for decades. So, it is not surprising that not only …