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Innovative product design based on customer requirement weight calculation model

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In the processes of product innovation and design, it is important for the designers to find and capture customer’s focus through customer requirement weight calculation and ranking. Based on the fuzzy set theory and Euclidean space distance, this paper puts forward a method for customer requirement weight calculation called Euclidean space distances weighting ranking method. This method is used in the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process that satisfies the additive consistent fuzzy matrix. A model for the weight calculation steps is constructed; meanwhile, a product innovation design module on the basis of the customer requirement weight calculation model is developed. Finally, combined with the instance of titanium sponge production, the customer requirement weight calculation model is validated. By the innovation design module, the structure of the titanium sponge reactor has been improved and made innovative.

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    Chen-Guang Guo, Yong-Xian Liu, Shou-Ming Hou & Wei Wang

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    Shou-Ming Hou

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This work was supported by Major National Science and Technology Special Projects during the 10th five-year plan (No. 2006BAF01A19), Key Scientific and Technological Project of Liaoning Province (No. 2006219008), Key Scientific and Technological Project of Shenyang City (No. 1071114-2-00).

Chen-Guang Guo received the B. Sc. degree in communication and transportation engineering from Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang, PRC, and M. Sc. degree in mechanical manufacturing and automation from Northeastern University, PRC in 2005 and 2008, respectively. He is currently a Ph. D. candidate at Northeastern University, PRC.

His research interests include product innovation design, digital manufacturing, CAD/CAE, and product lifecycle management.

Yong-Xian Liu is a full professor in Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Technology of Northeastern University, vice director-general of Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Technology, winner of the State Council Special Subsidy, chief engineer of the CAD/CAM Engineering Technology Center of Liaoning province and vice directorgeneral of CAD/CAM academic committee of the national metallurgical system.

His research interests include CAD/CAM technology and integration, manufacturing systems, new structure machine tools, and computerized numerical control (CNC) systems and simulation.

Shou-Ming Hou received the B. Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Jiaozuo Mining Institute, PRC in 1993, and M. Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in 2000. Now, he is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation at Northeastern University, PRC. In 1993, he was a faculty member of Jiaozuo Mining Institute, PRC. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, at Henan Polytechnic University, PRC.

His research interests include product data management, collaborative design, and virtual reality.

Wei Wang received the B. Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Shenyang University of Technology, PRC in 2007, and M. Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University, PRC in 2009. Now, she is a Ph.D. candidate at Northeastern University.

Her research interests include CAD/CAE, manufacturing system, and laser rapid prototyping.

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Guo, CG., Liu, YX., Hou, SM. et al. Innovative product design based on customer requirement weight calculation model. Int. J. Autom. Comput. 7, 578–583 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-010-0543-3

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