Original scientific paper

Modularity solutions within a matrix of function and functionality (MFF)

Žiga Zadnik ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vanja Čok ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mirko Karakašić ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Milan Kljajin orcid.org/0000-0002-9291-4111 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Jože Duhovnik ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

In order to present new possibilities within preliminary design of product development, the objective of this paper is to present new concepts of modularity within Matrix of Function and Functionality (MFF). Design concept is based on a descriptive matrix which is further based on the generative model and the criteria for describing products, functions and functionalities. The purpose of using the modularity of the MFF is to improve the initial design process, where only the most basic information is available, such as functions and functionalities, and to use the general functionality method, which is not quite possible with the known morphological matrix. The modularity inside the MFF is based on the mutual relation between the function and the functionality, representing the data definition. In relation to the morphological matrix it is built and defined on the basis of a mathematical model and pre-set rules [1], not just on the basis of design intuition. This work represents a method for solving the modularity with regard to the shape and the function. This should facilitate the generation of the functional and shape structures of new and variant products. The developed MFF modularity model was implemented into a prototype web application and confirmed on a concrete product – the Active Lounge Chair 1.

Keywords

design process; matrix of function and functionality; functional modeling; function and shape modularity; modular design

Hrčak ID:

75392

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75392

Publication date:

27.12.2011.

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