Graph-theoretic approach to conceptual design with functional perspectives

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 867-875

  Al Hakim, L ^a   Kusiak, A ^b   Mathew, J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA STRUCTURES; PRODUCT DESIGN; TREES (MATHEMATICS); VISUALIZATION;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS; CONCURRENT DESIGNS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0034552436     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(00)00075-0     Document Type: Article

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