APPLICATION OF AXIOMATIC DESIGN FOR ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND DESIGN USING MECHANISM-BASED SOLUTION DESIGN: PART 2

This paper proposes a novel solution to a standing problem in LCD panels for TVs using Mechanism-based Solution Design (MSD). The research follows the three-step process of MSD. The first step was to define all issues in the process. In this step, the gap analysis of MSD revealed a “high current pinhole” problem in the external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL). The next step was to analyze the mechanism process, which revealed the core parameters and the failure mechanism of high current pinhole failures through a set up and test hypotheses. Finally, in the determining the solutions process, a novel solution was provided to EEFL back light unit (BLU) pinhole failure by Axiomatic Design (AD), which led to the validation of the design by an accelerated life test. In addition, this paper proposes a new approach for engineering problem-solving and design in order to more easily access the solutions in AD. The author hopes that more engineers will be able to solve engineering problems better using AD.