Author | Braha, Dan. author |
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Title | A Mathematical Theory of Design: Foundations, Algorithms and Applications [electronic resource] / by Dan Braha, Oded Maimon |
Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1998 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2872-9 |
Descript | XXII, 682 p. online resource |
One The Design Process: Properties, Paradigms and the Evolutionary Structure -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Design as Scientific Problem-Solving -- 3 Introductory Case Studies -- Two Formal Design Theory (FDT) -- 4 Representation of Design Artifacts -- 5 The Idealized Design Process -- 6 Modeling the Evolutionary Design Process -- 7 Guided Heuristics in Engineering Design -- 8 The Measurement of a Design Structural and Functional Complexity -- 9 Statistical Analysis of the Time Complexity Measure -- Three Algorithmic and Heuristic Methods for Design Decision Support -- 10 Intelligent Advisory Tool for Design Decomposition -- 11 Physical Design of Printed Circuit Boards: Group Technology Approach -- 12 Physical Design of Printed Circuit Boards: Genetic Algorithm Approach -- 13 Adaptive Learning for Successful Design -- 14 Maintaining Consistency in the Design Process -- 15 Constraint-Based Design of Faired Parametric Curves -- 16 Creating a Consistent 3-D Virtual Last for Problems in the Shoe Industry -- Four Detailed Design Applications -- 17 Design of a Wormgear Reducer: A Case Study -- 18 Adaptive Learning for Successful Flexible Manufacturing Cell Design: A Case Study -- 19 Maintaining Design Consistency: Examples -- 20 Cases in Evolutionary Design Processes -- Five Practical Considerations -- 21 Concluding Reflections -- References