Fuzzy ratings and utility analysis in preliminary design evaluation of multiple attributes

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 648-658

  Thurston, D L ^a   Carnahan, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS; DECISION THEORY; FUZZY SETS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SELECTION;

DESIGN TRADEOFFS; FUZZY SET ANALYSIS; MATERIAL SELECTION; MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0026976023     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2917056     Document Type: Article

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