Modelling the evolution of uncertainty levels during design

International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-202

  Wynn, David C ^a   Grebici, Khadidja ^b   Clarkson, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design process model; Discrete event simulation; Uncertainty levels

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT WING DESIGN; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN PROCESS MODEL; DESIGN WORK; DISCRETE EVENTS; MANAGEMENT POLICY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; TASK-BASED; UNCERTAINTY LEVELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; WINGS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052291216     PISSN: 19552513     EISSN: 19552505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12008-011-0131-y     Document Type: Article

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