Modeling and information in the design process

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 21-30

  McAdams, Daniel A ^a   Dym, Clive L ^b  

^a Missouri University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Information; Model; Model taxonomy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; DESIGN; INFORMATION USE; TAXONOMIES;

DESIGN MODELS; DESIGN PROCESS; INFORMATION CONTENT; MODEL TAXONOMY; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; DESIGN-PROCESS; ENGINEERING DECISIONS; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS; INFORMATION; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MODEL INFORMATIONS; MODEL USE;

PROCESS ENGINEERING; DECISION THEORY;

EID: 14044263386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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