Title :
A virtual disassembly tool to support environmentally conscious product design
Author :
Srinivasan, Hari ; Shyamsundar, N. ; Gadh, Rajit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a disassembly tool to support environmentally conscious product design. The disassembly tool consists of a software program that gives recommendations to product design based on disassembly analysis. The disassembly analysis consists of product analysis, disassemblability analysis, computing an optimal disassembly sequence and design rating. These considerations make a product easier to disassemble and therefore are beneficial to the environment
Keywords :
CAD; computer aided analysis; design engineering; engineering computing; environmental factors; design rating computation; disassembly analysis; environmentally conscious product design; optimal disassembly sequence; product analysis; software program; virtual disassembly tool; Assembly; Design for disassembly; Environmental economics; Legislation; Manufacturing; Mechanical engineering; Product design; Recycling; Software tools; Virtual prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1997. ISEE-1997., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3808-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1997.605198
