DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: MAPPING OF PRODUCT FUNCTIONS
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
                        Year: 2018
                        Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
                        Author: Valjak, Filip; Bojčetić, Nenad; Lukić, Marija
                        Series: DESIGN
                        Section: DESIGN METHODS
                        Page(s): 1369-1380
                        DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0364
                        
Abstract
In this paper, authors present a new approach for supporting design process for additive manufacturing. The purpose of the method is to support structured process for the conceptual design phase and help designers utilise the unique possibilities of additive manufacturing with mapping of product functions and design principles through additive manufacturing ontology. The method is still in early research phase and therefore lacks a necessary computational framework. The paper presents the preliminary validation of the method through a case study.
Keywords: additive manufacturing, design methods, functional modelling, conceptual design, ontology