Tools and techniques for decomposing and managing complex design projects

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 266-274

  Rogers, James L ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b M S 159   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN CYCLE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE DEMAID;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0032715081     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2434     Document Type: Article

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