Comparison and application of metrics that define the components modularity in complex products

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 287-296

  Van Eikema Hommes, Q D ^a  

^a Vehicle Development Research Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALITY MEASURES; COMPLEX PRODUCTS; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; FIRST SYSTEMS; SINGULAR VALUES; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; TEST SYSTEMS; WHITNEY;

DESIGN; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

NANOSYSTEMS;

EID: 81155132277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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