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Use of Margin to Absorb Variation in Design Specifications: An Analysis Using the Margin Value Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

A. Brahma ,
D. C. Wynn  and
O. Isaksson
A. Brahma*
Affiliation:
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
D. C. Wynn
Affiliation:
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
O. Isaksson
Affiliation:
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
*
brahma@chalmers.se

Abstract

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Predicting the impact of changes in a design can be challenging, especially for complex designs. Margins are often built into the designs which can absorb the knock-on effect of such changes, erroneously allocating which can however, lead to propagation. A method for localising and sizing margins in an incremental design context is the Margin Value Method. This paper adapts MVM in the context of uncertainty in input specifications. It discusses possible ways to allocate them in a design such that undesirable effects of margins are minimised while preventing change propagation.

Keywords

design marginrobust designengineering changedesign optimisation
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 323 - 332
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