Multidisciplinary Parameter Coordination Based on Constraints Network Agent Modeling

Modeling and coordination are two important parts in multidisciplinary design process of a complex product. In this paper, firstly, agent-based constraints network approach is presented to model multidisciplinary parameter design process. Secondly, a general consistency algorithm is designed to predict conflict and refine the intervals for parameter coordination, which verify the design process early in the process and assist the designers in determining design variables to reduce the multidisciplinary iterations in collaborative design. The method is demonstrated by a bogie parameter design problem