Toward a customized multicriterion tool for product evaluation in the early design phases: the CMDET methodology

Kévin Audoux (1, 2) , Frédéric Segonds (2, 3, 4) , Olivier Kerbrat (5, 6) , Améziane Aoussat (2, 3, 7, 4, 8)

1 ENS Rennes - École normale supérieure - Rennes
2 LCPI - Laboratoire Conception de Produits et Innovation
3 Arts et Métiers ParisTech
4 ENSAM - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
5 LGCGM - Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Génie Mécanique
6 GeM - Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique
7 CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM]
8 Arts et Métiers Paristech ENSAM Aix-en-Provence

Owing to an increase in requirements and a reduction in time to market, evaluation phases have become particularly crucial steps in the design process, specifically during the early design stages. New domains of expertise are constantly being added to design processes, and the performance evaluation tools that are currently available are too heterogeneous to be used together. The differences mainly concern performance domains, which rely on different types of data. It is therefore necessary to create a methodology for merging compatible tools (i.e. usable during the same phase of the design process) and establishing the most appropriate form of evaluation. In this paper, we begin by describing the Creation of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation Tool methodology. This takes place in four stages: the analysis of existing tools, followed by their evaluation, selection and merger. This methodology will help designers create multicriterion evaluation tools that are tailored to their needs. We then report a case study involving the design of a sustainable and innovative product for additive manufacturing, where the characteristics of each domain were taken into account.

Keywords: Modelling and Simulation; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Chemical and Process Engineering

Kévin Audoux, Frédéric Segonds, Olivier Kerbrat, Améziane Aoussat. Toward a customized multicriterion tool for product evaluation in the early design phases: the CMDET methodology. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 2019, 13 (3), pp.981-993. ⟨10.1007/s12008-019-00549-8⟩. ⟨hal-02461003⟩