Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) technique has been utilized extensively in industry field these days. This paper is a detailed review which will discuss the development history of DFMA, compare some other “DFMA-like” theories, and good stories about the successful implementations of DFMA in real-word product design. 1. DFMA and its development history 1.1 Traditional design paradigm ...

This paper presents a new efficient method for concurrent BIST synthesis and test scheduling in high-level synthesis. The method maximizes concurrent testing of modules while performing the allocation of functional units, test registers, and multiplexers. The method is based on a genetic algorithm that efficiently explores the testable design space. The method was implemented using C++ on a Lin...

Structural anthropometric measurements for males and females were determined for the wheelchair mobile adults. A photogrammetry methodology was used to obtain the measurements. The various subject demographics including age, level or type of dysfunction as well as the specified anthropometric dimensions of the wheelchair mobile subjects were identified. The data would be useful for the design o...

We consider the problem of designing a reconfigurable machining line. Such a line is composed of a sequence of workstations performing specific sets of operations. Each workstation is consists in several identical CNC machines (machining centers). The line is required to satisfy the given precedence order, inclusion, exclusion and accessibility constraints on the given set of operations. Inclus...

The X Window System has become widely accepted by many manufac turers X provides network transparent access to display servers allowing local and remote client programs to access a user s display X is used on high performance workstation displays as well as terminals and client programs run on everything from micro to super computers This paper describes the tradeo s and basic design decisions ...

The safety of the interior of ambulances is dubious and, in the event of sudden impact during emergency transport, potentially perilous to patients they carry. The workplace ergonomics of the interior of the passenger cabin is lacking. This article discusses an improved ergonomic interior design based on study findings, observations and subjective perception. It suggests design aspects and safe...

The intensive I/O generated by multimedia devices and delivered over fast networks requires a new approach to U0 system software design for workstation operating systems. In general, the system should provide more flexibility in how devices are controlled and in constructing the data paths used for data transfer. I argue for the separation of control and data transfer as a general design princi...