Electronic Product 

Desgn

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 Product architecture
 Functional
• Describe in schematic form before they
are reduced to specific technologies or
physical working principle
 Chunks
 Physical
• Are the parts, components, and sub-
assemblies that ultimately implement
the product design.
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 Methods

 Modular architecture

 Integral architecture

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 Properties of modular architecture

 Chunks implement one or more

Functional element in their entity

 The interactions between the chunks

well defined

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Properties of Integral architecture
 Functional elements of the product
are implemented using more than
one chunk
 A single chunk implements many
functional elements
 The interaction between chunks are
ill defined

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 Types of modularity
 Slot modular architecture

 Bus modular architecture

 Sectional modular architecture

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Slot­modular architecture

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Bus­modular architecture

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Sectional­modular architecture

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 When ?

 During concept development

 Sketches, functional diagram, prototyping…

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 Establishing the architecture…
 Create a schematic of the product.
 Cluster the elements of the
schematic.
 Create a rough geometric layout.
 Identify the fundamental and
incidental interactions.

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