Mechanical engineering design complexity metrics: Size, coupling, and solvability

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210041-02100411

  Summers, Joshua D ^a   Shah, Jami J ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPHIC METHODS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

COMPLEXITY METRICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DESIGN COMPLEXITY; DESIGN CURRICULA; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN PRODUCTS; DESIGN-PROCESS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNS; OBJECTIVE MEASURE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 77955240739     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000759     Document Type: Article

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