Diffusion of designerly finite element analysis
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- To address a variety of difficulties surrounding the use of finite element analysis (FEA) in product development at Sandia National Laboratories, this research explored a 'designerly' insertion of FEA into the design-build-test product development cycle. Designerly FEA is characterized by the use of simplified FEA models, designer-friendly FEA software, an FEA analyst embedded in the product design team, relative comparisons of design options, and a deliberate leveraging of routine prototype testing to collect model validation data. Two case study projects were used to explore the impact of this approach on the product development teams' thinking and perceptions of FEA. The case study data was collected using a variety of methods and analyzed using a theory-building approach. The results were synthesized into a framework that describes how the use of FEA to build confidence in a product design is related to the process by which product development teams gain or lose confidence in FEA itself. The implications may extend to other organizations that desire to increase the impact of FEA or other simulation technologies in their product development process.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Peterson, Jerrod Paul |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Primary advisor | Sheppard, S. (Sheri) |
| Thesis advisor | Sheppard, S. (Sheri) |
| Thesis advisor | Law, K. H. (Kincho H.) |
| Thesis advisor | Leifer, Larry J |
| Advisor | Law, K. H. (Kincho H.) |
| Advisor | Leifer, Larry J |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Jerrod Paul Peterson. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Jerrod Paul Peterson
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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