Decision support for Design Conflicts: A model-based method to analyze the interactions between technical requirements and product characteristics

Abstract

The diversity and multi-disciplinary of the technical products introduces conflicts as not all of the requirements can be fulfilled to the satisfaction of the stakeholders. Here the knowledge on the interactions between technical requirements and the product characteristics can help to find solutions for the optimum trade-offs between the requirements. In this manuscript, the state space of the product concept with the integrated technical requirements is explored. The generated data set is analyzed by the sensitivity analysis and later trade-offs are evaluated. As an example, the application of the proposed method in the development of a self-balancing robot is studied.