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  • Systematic design of biologically-inspired engineering solutions

    Creator:
    Nagel, Jacquelyn Kay
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    Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein referred to as biological systems, provide a rich set of analogies that can be used to inspire engineering innovation. Biologically-inspired, or biomimetic, designs are publicly viewed as creative and novel solutions to human problems. Moreover, some biomimetic designs have become so commonplace that it...
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    Dissertation
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    engineering design theory and methodology which has been reserved for mechanical and electro- mechanical

  • Evaluation of failure diagnosis in conceptual design of mechanical systems

    Creator:
    Ruff, David N.
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    A methodology for improving quality and reducing life cycle costs of mechanical systems is described. The principal concept is that a system can be designed, in the conceptual stages, to be easier to diagnose for failures. To perform this, functional decomposition and form to function mapping are utilized both as...
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    Masters Thesis
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    elements of concurrent engineering, design for manufacturability affects the others the greatest. Design

  • An object oriented representation for mechanical design based on constraints

    Creator:
    McGinnis, Brian D.
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    A representation for the process of mechanical design, along with its computer implementation is presented and discussed. The representation consists of three fundamental concepts: design objects, constraints, and decisions. The design objects are the structures with which the physical artifacts of the design are described. A design object consists of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    An object oriented representation for mechanical design

  • Robustness in a distributed storage server for engineering design data with versions

    Creator:
    Ecklund, Denise J.
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    Traditional database management systems have been deemed unsuitable for use in the Computer Aided Engineering environment Object-oriented data models with project management features have been proposed as an alternative. The Distributed Hypothetical Storage System is intended to serve as the underlying storage mechanism for an object-oriented data model. The storage...
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    Dissertation
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    Server for Engineering Design Data with Versions Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Fred M. Tonge

  • Product innovation for interdisciplinary design under changing requirements : mechanical design for the Bug ID project

    Creator:
    Peterson, Clint W.
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    It is crucial for the development of high quality products that design requirements are identified and clarified as early as possible in the design process. In many projects the design requirements and design specifications evolve during the project cycle. Shifting needs of the customer, advancing technology, market considerations and even...
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    Masters Thesis
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    International Conference on Engineering Design. I would also like to thank the other members of the Bug ID

  • Ontologies to Support Repeatable and Valid Customer Requirements Generation

    Creator:
    Lemke, Mark T.
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    Due to the growing complexity, sophistication, and interconnectedness of present day engineered products and services, the use of ontologies in engineering design is becoming more widespread. An ontology provides a standardized way of describing concepts in a domain of interest and the relationships between these concepts to better understand the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of present day engineered products and services, the use of ontologies in engineering design is

  • Methodologies to improve reliability engineering in early design

    Creator:
    O'Halloran, Bryan M.
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    This thesis is the summation of two publications with the motivation to move reliability analysis earlier in the design process. Current analyses aim to improve reliability after components have been selected. Moving specific analyses earlier in the design process reduces the cost to the designer. These early design analyses provide...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Engineering Technical Conferences Design Theory and Methodology Conference IDETC/CIE 2011 August 28-31

  • An empirical study on the process of mechanical design

    Creator:
    Stauffer, Larry A.
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    An information processing model of the problem-solving performance of mechanical designers is presented for four design tasks: conceptual assembly design, layout component design, detail component design, and catalog selection. These tasks are organized into six kinds of segments called episodes, which describe the goal structure of the designer while performing...
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    Dissertation
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    Engineering presented on SeDtember 8. 1987. Title: An Empirical Study on the Process of Mechanical Design

  • Mechanical design history content : the information requests of design engineers

    Creator:
    Kuffner, Tom A.
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    This thesis reports on research conducted to determine the information which should be included in a mechanical design history. This is part of a larger research effort aimed at developing a computer tool for storing and replaying mechanical design history information. Three question-asking protocols were conducted to determine what information...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on 1 February 1990. Title: Mechanical Design History Content

  • Risk-based design for multidisciplinary complex systems

    Creator:
    Farhangmehr, Farzaneh
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    The ultimate goal of large-scale design organizations are mainly to reduce costs and improve reliability and performance of systems while assessing how much risk (cost, schedule, scope) they can take and still remain competitive. To achieve this goal they need to develop tools to reach the most preferred design product...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ……….……………………....118 Appendix B The application of RUBIC design methodology………...120