Component-based design is a well known engineering design method that uses prefabricated components with known properties to design larger systems. We propose a new language called CFSMcharts for component-based design of microprocessor based systems. In this domain, there exists a vast library of programmable devices, which may be used during design synthesis for cheap bulk production of these...

This paper presents a comparison of two previous and separate efforts to develop an ontology in the engineering design domain, together with an ontology proposal from which ontologies for a specific application may be derived. The research contrasts an empirical, user-centered approach to developing the ontology engineering design integrated taxonomies (EDIT) with a theoretical approach in whic...

This paper highlights some practical techniques for engineering design application development, which are critical to produce maintainable software design. The practices introduced in the paper are the result of long experience working with software development for engineering design applications. They have been recently employed and enhanced during the reconstruction of a well-known software f...

Computer-Aided Geometric Design modelers are now based on powerful mathematical curve and surface models, but there is still a considerable need for efficient tools to handle, analyze and modify these objects. Designing product shapes using geometric operations on free-form curves and surfaces is still a tedious task. Moreover, designers would prefer to use meaningful tools to concentrate on de...

Prior applications of a system to monitor ITmediated communication activities of engineering teams provided new insights into the collaboration behavior during the early phases of engineering projects. Building on those findings, we now present an architecture for a platform that aims to establish ‘out-of-the-box’ monitoring capabilities for virtual team environments and to facilitate the shari...

MSC.Nastran 2001 contains the ability to apply discrete variables in the optimization process. This was done in recognition that engineers are often required to deal with discrete variables in engineering design activities. MSC developed and implemented Design of Experiments (DOE) and Conservative Discrete Design (CDD) approaches to deal with discrete variables with limited computational cost. ...