Research on evolving rule of part relation network of product family
by Fuyun Liu, Sujing Song, Xiaolin Deng
International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity (IJMSI), Vol. 1, No. 4, 2008

Abstract: By applying complex network theory to part relation of product family, a part relation network of an industrial steam turbine product family is built. The in-degree and out-degree of every node of the network are obtained and the corresponding bi-logarithmic coordinate distribution curves of the network are drawn. The evolving rule of the network is presented and dynamic equations of both in-degree and out-degree are established. Analytical results of the in-degree's probability density distribution function are derived. Result shows that the in-degree distribution curve follows a power law unlike the out-degree distribution curve which deviates from a power law. Such deviation from a power law is analysed in the paper. The out-degree evolving rule is simulated through numerical method and results are obtained.

Online publication date: Thu, 17-Jul-2008

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