TY - GEN
T1 - Methodical product development in medical engineering—A case study on radiography systems
AU - Schweigert, Sebastian
AU - Lindemann, Udo
AU - Seitz, Vera
AU - Wintermantel, Erich
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - To create unique selling points in the competitive market of medical radiography systems, systematic approaches for the development are required. In a case study, standard procedures from academia were adapted to the situation of the industry partner. Starting from a requirements list, a relation-oriented function modelling was built to develop concepts with morphological boxes, which were evaluated by a weighted average method. This lead to the elaboration of CAD-based drafts in order to enable more detailed ratings. The methodical approach results in the identification of redundant bearing parts in the floor attachment, the removal of which does not cause any violation of the safety regulations of medical products. A verification with finite element software proved the applicability of the concepts. This example demonstrates that in a situation of highly developed predecessors and a limited design space, a methodical approach can identify improvement possibilities, which leads to innovations and cost advantages.
AB - To create unique selling points in the competitive market of medical radiography systems, systematic approaches for the development are required. In a case study, standard procedures from academia were adapted to the situation of the industry partner. Starting from a requirements list, a relation-oriented function modelling was built to develop concepts with morphological boxes, which were evaluated by a weighted average method. This lead to the elaboration of CAD-based drafts in order to enable more detailed ratings. The methodical approach results in the identification of redundant bearing parts in the floor attachment, the removal of which does not cause any violation of the safety regulations of medical products. A verification with finite element software proved the applicability of the concepts. This example demonstrates that in a situation of highly developed predecessors and a limited design space, a methodical approach can identify improvement possibilities, which leads to innovations and cost advantages.
KW - Case study
KW - Medical systems
KW - Methodical product development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014469032&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_71
DO - 10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_71
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85014469032
SN - 9789811035173
T3 - Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
SP - 823
EP - 833
BT - Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1 - Proceedings of ICoRD 2017
A2 - Chakrabarti, Amaresh
A2 - Chakrabarti, Debkumar
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 6th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2017
Y2 - 9 January 2017 through 11 January 2017
ER -