Functional structure generation within multi-structured matrix forms

This paper aims at showing the possibility of improving the initial phase of design process using the matrix function multi-structured form of products and their requests. The developed matrix model is a tool which by using a mathematical model interconnects functions and technical systems that solve them. This is one of the main differences with regard to morphological matrix. By mutual linking of matrices the matrix structure is generated in which the whole functional structure of a product is stored. For the sake of uniformity the functions are described by parameters defined from physical laws. In this way the complete knowledge about a product is registered in matrices enabling the generation of the variant and new products. The model is implemented into a prototype computer Web application with the central relational data base. A higher quality, faster and cheaper management of the design process is thus made possible.

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