Function Allocation Theory for Creative Design
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Function Allocation Theory for Creative Design
Wed, 03/08/2016 - 15:00 to 16:00
Location:
Speaker:
Prof. Tetsuo Tomiyama
Affiliation:
Cranfield University
Synopsis:
Function structure influences on systems architecture (or product architecture). This talk will discuss a design method for creative
design solutions that focuses on the allocation of functions. It will first propose a theory called “Function Allocation Theory” to
allocate a function to an appropriate subsystem or component during the systems decomposition phase. By doing so, the
complexity of design solutions can be reduced. The theory is applied to some examples including collaborative robots and
robotics maintenance. Finally, the talk will illustrate a case study of designing a reaction-free fastening system using this theory.
Biography:
Professor Tetsuo Tomiyama has been Professor of Life Cycle Engineering at Cranfield University since October 2012. Prior to this appointment, he was Professor at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands (between 2002 and 2012), Professor (between 1998 and 2002) and Associate Professor (between 1987 and 1998) at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He holds BSc, MSc, and PhD (all from the University of Tokyo). He is currently a fellow of CIRP (The International Academy for Production Engineering) and JSME (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers), as well as a member of internationally recognised organisations including ASME, IEEE, AAAI and the Design Society. Professor Tomiyama has co-authored a number of research papers, edited books, and been invited to a number of prestigious international conferences. He is Emeritus Editor of the International Journal on Advanced Engineering Informatics. He is also serving as editorial member for a number of other renowned international scientific journals. In May 2012, he received a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.
Professor Tomiyama’s research activities cover a variety of research topics in engineering design, life cycle engineering, and through-life engineering. He is an internationally well-known expert in design theory and methodology, function modelling, systems architecting, maintenance engineering and service engineering. His capability of exploring a new multi-disciplinary area and solving cross-disciplinary problems is best demonstrated by his pioneering work in intelligent CAD, self-maintenance machines, life cycle simulation, and service CAD. Professor Tomiyama applies systems thinking and process focus to, for instance, the product development process of multi-disciplinary complex systems.