Generalised models of design iteration using signal flow graphs

Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-123

  Eppinger, Steven D ^a,b   Nukala, Murthy V ^a   Whitney, Daniel E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design iteration; Design process modeling; Product development lead time; Signal flow graphs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPH THEORY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISCRETE TIME DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; SIGNAL FLOW GRAPHS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0030718389     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01596486     Document Type: Article

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