An Overview of Artificial Intelligence in Product Design for Smart Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence (AI) has received significant attention nearly from every part of the world because it is a critical technology approach in developing intelligent systems. The manufacturing sector utilises AI, especially in the product design stage. This paper presents an overview of how AI can enhance the product design stage for smart manufacturing. First, the paper introduces an overall understanding of smart manufacturing, its definition, importance, and characteristics. Then, it delivers a brief overview of the stages of product design. The essential concepts of AI techniques as well as various AI applications in the product design stage ranging from conceptual, embodiment, to detail design are discussed. Finally, research challenges and future directions for using AI in smart product design are provided and discussed.