Analyzing requirements - Evolution in engineering design using the method of problem-reduction

Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-114

  Eodice, Michael T ^a,c,d   Leifer, Larry J ^a,b   Fruchter, Renate ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c M/S 240A 3 ^*  (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Design theory; Information modelling; Needs analysis; Problem reduction; Product design; Requirements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN THEORY; ENGINEERING DESIGN; INFORMATION MODELING; NEEDS ANALYSIS; PROBLEM-REDUCTION METHOD;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034206131     PISSN: 1063293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063293X0000800203     Document Type: Article

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