Prof. Paul Maropoulos
Head of LIMA, Editor of Journal of Engineering Manufacture, University of Bath, UKDesign Verification in the Context of the Light Controlled Factory
Abstract:
"Design for Verification" is a novel DFX philosophy that considers the holistic verification aspects of complex, high value products throughout their life cycle that directly influence rules for assembly, integration and production processes as well as the end product functionality and experience. In this paper, the design for verification is placed in the context of the Light Controlled Factory, an innovative concept that denotes future factories with distributed and embedded metrology for verification as well as metrology-enabled manufacturing and assembly. Design for verification research and practice for complex high-value manufacturing has been lacking due to the inherent knowledge gap between design and production within large scale industries. Increasing product complexity and the rapid evolution of engineering knowledge has created a necessity for high fidelity products manufactured using adaptable and reconfigurable manufacturing systems for ensuring competitive costs and the implementation of state of the art technologies. This evidently places heavy emphasis upon real time metrological verification for both manufacturing and assembly systems as well as the product itself. This paper reviews the standard definitions of verification and the design for X concept within the holistic engineering design process to reveal the necessity for design for verification and then progresses to provide a coherent analysis and classification of these activities from preliminary design, to design in the digital domain and the physical verification of products and processes within the context of the Light Controlled Factory. The scope of the paper includes aspects of system design and demonstrates how complex products are verified in the context of their production and assembly processes.
Biography:
Paul Maropoulos is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the Editor of the Journal of Engineering Manufacture. His research is in Aerospace Manufacturing and Metrology, specialising in technologies for measurement-assisted aerospace production, large volume metrology, digital process modelling and the integration of design with manufacturing.
Professor Maropoulos is a senior academic with an international research profile, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP) and the Chairman of CIRP in the UK and of the CIRP UK Trust.
He is the Director of the Laboratory for Integrated Metrology Applications of the University of Bath and an elected member of Senate. Professor Maropoulos is the Editor of the Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Part B of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
His current interests include; leading innovative research initiatives and forming strategic partnerships with industry at corporate level, promoting technological innovation and knowledge transfer at regional and national levels, defining novel degree programmes that link engineering with management, and promoting collaborative links between UK and international universities. He is a founder of the MSc in Innovation and Technology Management, that is a joint degree with the School of Management.
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