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
2. Creation of Optimal Product Families to Accommodate Human Variability using Principal Components Analysis Open Access Author: Manjrekar, Ketki Title: Creation of Optimal Product Families to Accommodate Human Variability using Principal Components Analysis Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Principal components analysiscommonalitydistinctivenessproduct platformproduct familydesign for human variabilityaccommodation File: Download MS_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. A Product Family Optimization Approach Using Multidimensional Data Visualization Open Access Author: Slingerland, Laura A. Title: A Product Family Optimization Approach Using Multidimensional Data Visualization Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: multiobjective optimizationproduct platformproduct familycommonalityvisualization File: Download Thesis_Laura_A_Slingerland.pdf Committee Members: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
