...Daniele Grandi; Yash Patawari Jain; Allin Groom; Brandon Cramer; Christopher McComb Material selection is a crucial step in conceptual design due to its significant impact on the functionality, aesthetics, manufacturability, and sustainability impact of the final product. This study investigates...

...Luning Bi; Ying Zuo; Fei Tao; T. W. Liao; Zhuqing Liu Energy consumption in manufacturing has risen to be a global concern. Material selection in the product design phase is of great significance to energy conservation and emission reduction. However, because of the limitation of the current life...

... Material selection Software agents amd systems Information Modeling Engineering design is increasingly recognized as a decision making process [ 1 – 4 ]. The principal role of a designer, as pointed out by Mistree et al. [ 3 ], is to make decisions. The complexity of the product itself and many...

... IN E NGINEERING . Manuscript received April 2, 2016; final manuscript received June 16, 2016; published online November 7, 2016. Assoc. Editor: ChiKit Au. 02 04 2016 16 06 2016 Material selection Rapid prototyping Thermoplastic elastomers are a class of polymers that can...

.... 29 01 2016 11 06 2016 Engineering informatics Manufacturing planning Material selection Optimization Fig. 10 Cell proliferation and differentiation results ( a ) DNA content, ( b ) ALP activity, ( c ) osteocalcin, and ( d ) osteoprotegerin at 24 hrs of cell culture...