Design for Inspectability: Identifying Its Requirements and Underpinning Enabling Technologies
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
Year: 2024
Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
Author: Cantero-Chinchilla, Sergio; Booker, Julian; Croxford, Anthony J.; Hughes, Robert; Goudswaard, Mark
Series: NordDESIGN
Institution: University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Page(s): 372-381
DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.40
ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract
This paper presents Design for Inspectability (DfI), a type of design for X which seeks to enable the design of parts of high value such that they may be more easily and effectively inspected by non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods during manufacture and operation. To enable steps towards its realisation, the contribution of this paper lies in: (1) outlining the nine key requirements of DfI based on the needs of the NDE techniques; (2) identifying how design processes could be amended to embed DfI; and (3) proposing four enabling technologies that could underpin DfI.
Keywords: Design for X (DfX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design Methodology, Design For Inspectability; Non-Destructive Evaluation