Considering constructive-functional optimization as a stage of product design in industrial practice

摘要

This paper is part of a product optimization study,conducted at the request and together with an important national and international economic agent in the automotive industry.The presented results are focused on highlighting how the design activity is influenced by technical and technological progress,by the specific knowledge of the design engineer and by the way they integrate into new generations of products on the one hand having constructive and functional features and on the other hand,minimized costs.