Modelling the information flows in engineering design: A new paradigm

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Boston, Oliver P ^a   Culley, Stephen J ^a   McMahon, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

design histories; design information management; design models; design teams; design tools

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

DESIGN FUNCTIONS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGNER; FORMAL MODELLING; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INFORMATION FLOWS; INFORMATION MODELING; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33847742252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC97/DTM-3874     Document Type: Conference Paper

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