A multidimensional visualization interface to aid in trade-off decisions during the solution of coupled subsystems under uncertainty

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-299

  Kanukolanu, Deepti ^a   Lewis, Kemper E ^a   Winer, Eliot H ^b  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED SUBSYSTEM; DESIGN POINTS; TRADE-OFF DECISIONS; VISUALIZATION INTERFACE;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISUALIZATION;

HAPTIC INTERFACES;

EID: 33749028717     PISSN: 15309827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2218370     Document Type: Article

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