Application of design axioms for glass bulb design and software development for design automation

The automation concept is being applied to many areas as the automation sys tem in the manufacturing field works more efficiently. Automation of the de sign process is also very important for the reduction of the entire enginee ring cost, and can be achieved by an excellent design process and software development. Design axioms have been announced as a general theoretical fra mework for all design fields. Application of the design axioms is investiga ted, and automation is obtained by computer programs. The design process I can be analyzed and newly defined to satisfy the axioms. A software system can be designed according to the newly defined design process. In this rese arch, a conventional design process for a TV glass design has been improved by an axiomatic approach, and a software system is designed for the automa tion of the design process. It is found that the conventional process is co upled, and the coupling causes inefficiencies. A new process is established by the application of axioms. A software design is conducted based on the new process and software development is carried out according to the softwa re design. The developed software is exploited well in the real design.