1. A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles Open Access Author: Bobuk, Aaron Michael Title: A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: designproductfamilytrade studiesGVIgenerational variety indexPFPFproduct family penalty functionrobotroboticgroundvehicleATSVgenetic algorithmSimulinkMatlabmathematical modelcommonalityplatformoptimization File: Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor