SIMULATION OF THE USAGE COVERAGE OF A GIVEN PRODUCT
DS 60: Proceedings of DESIGN 2010, the 11th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2010
Editor: Marjanovic D., Storga M., Pavkovic N., Bojcetic N.
Author: Yannou, B.; Wang, J.; Yvars, P. A.
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 995-1006
Abstract
In the context of the Usage Coverage Model of a product-service, design parameters are linked to expected usages that must be covered. This paper implements a physics-based model to provide a performance prediction for each usage context that also depends on user skills. The physics describing the behavior and performances of a jigsaw is established. Simulating the usage coverage is not trivial for two reasons: presence of circular references in physical relations and need to deal with usage domains. Then, we use CSP techniques to simulate the performances and the part of usage covered.
Keywords: constraint programming, usage, design under uncertainty, coverage metrics