Classifying technological knowledge for presentation to mechanical engineering designers

Design Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 457-471

  Broens, Ron C J A M ^a   De Vries, Marc J ^b  

^a Yacht Technology bv   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Classification; Epistemology; Knowledge based systems; Product design; Technological knowledge

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037526618     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-694X(03)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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