Developing products with diverse features presents challenges, especially when involving multidisciplinary teams and managing extensive Compliance Requirements (CRs). Ineffective handling of CRs can lead to inconsistencies in subsystem designs or failures. This study introduces an application of Quality Function Deployment to integrate CRs systematically in design lifecycle. The proposed approach utilizes a multi-layered matrix to translate CRs to specific design parameters, cascading requirements to subsystems and engineering directives. A case study on Sunswift Racing, UNSW solar car team, demonstrates the method’s efficacy in embedding compliance in iterative design, enhancing cross-disciplinary collaboration, ensuring adherence to CRs. Findings present a robust traceability model linking CRs to design parameters, offering a replicable solution for multidisciplinary design challenges.
