Searching for machine modularity using explorit

Modularity is vital to engineer complex products and machines. We assert that modularity can emerge in the context of desirable structures constrained to life cycle factors; and propose a method to evaluate machine modularity in the context of life cycle optimization. Experiments using explorit, a new and well suited global optimization algorithm, on fve relevant and divergent machine models show that it is possible to obtain tractable modules within the context of life cycle factors.