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A collaborative multidisciplinary design methodology for additive manufacturing with a left-handed mouse as a case study

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Additive manufacturing has seen remarkable growth in recent years and a rising evolution of industrial applications for direct manufacturing. Many industries are looking to adopt this technology to take advantage of its benefits, such as design freedom and component mass reduction. However, design teams need to gain the experience, training, and design knowledge that allow them to consider the capabilities of this new technology. Existing design methodologies for additive manufacturing only consider a subset of the design process. Most research studies focus on either design heuristics, or design principles, or design rules, and do not provide a structuring and comprehensive design methodology tailored to additive manufacturing. This paper aims to provide designers and companies with a systematic and creative integrated design methodology in a user-centered approach. The benefits and constraints of AM are structured for greater understanding, through the design heuristics, principles, and design rules related to the process. Furthermore, we integrate visualization and prototyping throughout the process to ensure product quality and user fidelity. Hence, this study aims to provide a new methodology for product design for AM that covers the entire process, from the requirement to production. The proposed user-centered methodology integrates the different stakeholders, throughout the project life cycle. Finally, we evaluate the proposed methodology by designing a left-handed mouse as a case study. Novice designers for new product development with AM can also use this solution.

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A special thanks to Professor Prof. HABZI Abdelhak and Ms. ANAJAR Aicha student at the National Higher School of Art and Design, University Hassan II of Casablanca, for their excellent design concepts and their support.

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This work was carried out in collaboration with all authors: Mrs. Rajae Jemghili, Prof. Abdelmajid Ait Taleb, and Prof. Khalifa Mansouri. Mrs. Rajae Jemghili designed the study, reviewed the article, and drafted the original manuscript. Prof. Abdelmajid Ait Taleb and Prof. Khalifa Mansouri reviewed the draft manuscript. The final manuscript was read and approved by all authors.

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JEMGHILI, R., AIT TALEB, A. & MANSOURI, K. A collaborative multidisciplinary design methodology for additive manufacturing with a left-handed mouse as a case study. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 125, 4925–4951 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-11051-7

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