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Design Automation Systems for the Product Development Process: Reflections from Five Industrial Case Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

O. Vidner ,
C. Wehlin  and
A. Wiberg
O. Vidner*
Affiliation:
Linköping University, Sweden
C. Wehlin
Affiliation:
Linköping University, Sweden
A. Wiberg
Affiliation:
Linköping University, Sweden
*
olle.vidner@liu.se

Abstract

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This paper presents five industrial cases where design automation (DA) systems supported by design optimization has been developed, and aims to summarize the lesson learned and identify needs for future development of such projects. By mapping the challenges during development and deployment of the systems, common issues were found in technical areas such as model integration and organizational areas such as knowledge transfer. The latter can be seen as a two-layered design paradox; one for the product that the DA system is developed for, and one for the development of the DA system.

Keywords

design automationmulti-/cross-/trans-disciplinary approachesdesign optimisation

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 2533 - 2542
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