ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a bi-level decentralized framework based on Memetic Algorithm (MA) for collaborative design decision using forearm crutch as the case. It considers two major decisions: the weight and the strength. The chapter proposes a general decision framework based on MA that allows distributed design teams to arrive at V. Pareto solutions. Product design has normally been performed by teams, each with expertise in a specific discipline such as material, structural, and electrical systems. Collaborative design decisions involve designers from different discipline with different specific domain knowledge. The decision process is a sequence of phases or activities where mathematical modeling can employ. The Bi-Level Integrated Synthesis method uses a gradient-guided path to reach the improved system design, alternating between the set of modular design spaces and the system-level design space. Decision-Based Design is a paradigm focusing on distributed and collaborative design efforts.
