Modular precast construction is a methodological approach to reduce environmental
impacts and increase productivity when building with concrete. Constructions are …

Companies that develop multi-technological products are challenged on their ability to
obtain high product quality and short development lead times in today's highly competitive …

Modular design can shorten the product development cycle and enhance the product
research and development capability of enterprises. To better solve the problem of module …

Open architecture products are built with the platform and open interfaces where different
add-on modules from various sources can be connected to meet individualized customers' …

Increasing needs for personalized products in the market require the changeability of
product functions and users' involvement in the product implementation. Open-architecture …

Products are constantly evolving through design adaptations to satisfy market requirements.
Efficient design adaptation via maximal reusing of existing design can improve product …

For complex and integrated products, companies experience difficulties in achieving a
satisfactory and consistent functional performance. When a design has “contradicting” …

The specification of interfaces is critical in modularization and product architecture
development. Literature defines product architecture as (1) the arrangement of functional …

Interface stiffness is an important factor influencing the performance of mechanical products.
Uncertain factors affect the interface stiffness and stability in the process of product design …

Interface definition is an essential and integral part of systems engineering. In current
practice, interface requirements or control documents are generally used to define systems …