Classifying functions for mechanical design

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-482

  Kirschman, C F ^a   Fadel, G M ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; FUNCTIONS;

TAXONOMY;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 0032162815     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829176     Document Type: Article

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