Guidelines for product evolution using effort flow analysis: Results of an empirical study

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 139-150

  Greer, James L ^a   Wood, John J ^b   Jensen, Daniel D ^c   Wood, Kristin L ^a,d  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWCHARTING; HEURISTIC METHODS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; BIOLOGY; ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; DESIGN;

EFFORT FLOW ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; DESIGN GUIDELINES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FLOW ANALYSIS; PRODUCT EVOLUTION; PRODUCT GROUPS; PRODUCT STUDIES; RIGID BODY; SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0036979828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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