2nd-CAD: A tool for conceptual systems design in electromechanical domain

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-36

  Vargas Hernandez, Noe ^a   Shah, Jami J ^a  

^a Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA EXCHANGES; DESIGN VALIDATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DOMAIN; FUNCTIONAL DESIGN;

DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUIDS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 8744240281     PISSN: 15309827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1683856     Document Type: Article

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