Chen Zheng

TL;DR: To be able to assess design methods and product models, some criteria are proposed in the paper and used to evaluate their added value on integrated design of mechatronic system.

TL;DR: The authors propose a design methodology based on a multidisciplinary interface model that starts with identification of requirements on the entire system and ends with a user-validated system and ensures the consistency and traceability between the two levels.

TL;DR: AMultidisciplinary interface model for design of mechatronic systems is presented in order to enable the multidisciplinary integration among design team members from different disciplines and ensures the consistency of interface defined by the designers.

TL;DR: This paper proposes an SME-oriented design approach based on a configuration design paradigm that can offer decision support to designers to form flexible architecture for robotic manufacturing systems and, at the same time, give more interactive configuration freedom to customers so as to achieve a high productivity and flexibility for customisation but with less risk and cost of product development.

TL;DR: The experimental results indicate that this method can significantly improve the efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility of the robotic welding system and is demonstrated by integrating it into a subassembly welding robotic system.