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This paper proposes a method to deal with complex design problems typically found in multi-disciplinary design such as mechatronics design. First, it explains two different types of complexity, namely complexity by design and intrinsic complexity of multi-disciplinarity, typically found in mechatronics design, from the viewpoint of knowledge structure. Second, a mechatronics design case illustrates how these types of complexity lead to undesired and unpredictable interactions that cause destructive decoupling of subsystems. Third, we present a technological way to detect such undesirable interactions at an early stage of design based on a qualitative reasoning technique.
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Tomiyama, T., D’Amelio, V. (2007). Toward Design Interference Detection to Deal with Complex Design Problems. In: Krause, FL. (eds) The Future of Product Development. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69820-3_46
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