Enabling distributed multi-disciplinary design of complex products: a knowledge based engineering approach

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-352

  La Rocca, G ^a   van Tooren, M J L ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

agent based communication framework; aircraft design; DEE; design and engineering engine; high level primitives; knowledge based engineering; object oriented modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250849991     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/jdr.2007.014880     Document Type: Article

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