Inheritance is one of the key features in object-oriented design and analysis. It especially supports an incremental development by allowing to stepwise add new functionality to an existing system design. When using a subclass which is a specialisation of a certain superclass, the question arises which of the superclass’ properties still hold for the subclass. We investigate this topic for thre...

The purpose of this paper is to develop and illustrate a performance-centered design (PCD) methodology for finding the underlying structure of ill-defined processes and problems. The context for our theoretical exposition is the fuzzy front-end of new product development (NPD). Within the NPD process, front-end concept definition and selection is central to a firm’s innovation capability becaus...

the following study aims to present an innovative approach for design. participatory design is the model of direct involvement of different social groups in the design from functional tools to environments, social institutions and businesses. diverse collection of practices has been developed to support this direct involvement by participatory design. people are invited to participate during di...

FEBRANSYAH, ADE. A Feature-based Approach to Automating High-Level Process Planning. (Under the direction of Professors Ezat T. Sanii and Denis R. Cormier) High-level process planning plays an important role in determining candidate process domains at the configuration design stage. Changing the processes domains later increases the product development cycle and the product development cost. Th...

Large surface computing devices (wall-mounted or tabletop) with touch interfaces and their application to collaborative data analysis, an increasingly important and prevalent activity, is the primary topic of this book. Our goals are to outline the fundamentals of surface computing (a still maturing technology), review relevant work on collaborative data analysis, describe frameworks for unders...

As individuals are increasingly being called to act in environmentally-conscious ways, they will seek out any and all resources which might help to inform their actions. Unfortunately, a 2002 OECD report indicated that there seemed to be declining trust of environmental information sources and increasing confusion about which actions could be most beneficial. Environmental Software Systems can ...

The development of highly reliable software is key to the success of many of today's medical devices and instruments. The development of such software is achieved through a phased development process that starts with requirements and ends when the product reaches the market Quality medical sofiware is achieved by applying verification and validation techniques throughout the different developme...