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Mhar, Javeed I. "VLSI design methodology." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/11855.
Full textBALDRIDGE, DEVIN WILLIAM. "THE METABOLIC DESIGN METHODOLOGY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1069442326.
Full textWu, Yutong. "SEME Design Methodology For Nostalgic Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1530880404101115.
Full textWiggins, Glenn E. "Methodology in architectural design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14498.
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The act of designing in architecture is a complex process. Many designers, when probed for reasons to explain their actions, are either unable to answer questions, or provide explanations that are not true descriptions of their actions. Frequently the designer will answer that his or her reason for making a particular design decision is based on 'feeling' or 'intuition.' Under this model the design process assumes a 'mystical' aura. Architectural designers can create, yet are unable to say how they do so. Often that which can be explicitly discussed by the designer is the least significant part of his or her design process. It is unlikely that designers are 'channeling' information from cosmic sources. Rather, they are working with knowledge that is largely tacit. This thesis attempts to de-mystify the process of architectural design. Through a close scrutiny of existing literature, incorporation of personal experience as an architect, and testing of theories with lay, novice, and expert designers a theory of design methodology is proposed.
by Glenn E. Wiggins.
M.S.
Tedeschi, Carla. "Design theory and methodology /." Online version of thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11771.
Full textVisscher, Klaasjan. "Design methodology in management consulting." Enschede : University of Twente [Host], 2001. http://doc.utwente.nl/57172.
Full textZheng, Wenbo, and Hongxi Zhong. "Reconfigurable Machine Tools Design Methodology." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-119082.
Full textOestvik, Ivan. "A design for safety methodology." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366855.
Full textHenry, M. P. "Design methodology : Regenerative heat exchangers." Thesis, University of York, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379493.
Full textGuroglu, Serkan. "An Evolutionary Methodology For Conceptual Design." Phd thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606422/index.pdf.
Full textindividual experiences and prejudices. For this purpose, an evolutionary methodology for the conceptual design of engineering products has been proposed. This methodology performs evaluation, combination and modification of the existing solutions repetitively to generate new solution alternatives. Therefore, initially a representation scheme, which is generic enough to cover all alternatives in solution domain, has been defined. Following that, the evolutionary operations have been defined and two evaluation metrics have been proposed. Finally, the computer implementation of the developed theory has been performed. The test-runs of developed software resulted in creative alternatives for the design task. Consequently, the evolutionary design methodology presents a systematic design approach for less experienced or inexperienced designers and establishes a base for experienced designers to conceive many other solution alternatives beyond their experiences.
Almajdoub, Salahuddin A. "A Design Methodology for Physical Design for Testability." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30574.
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Freiman, Noah. "Unfolding The Design Methodology : A toolkit for designers." Thesis, Konstfack, Industridesign, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-7770.
Full textSouthard, Phillip D. "Design methodology for modeling a microcontroller." Ohio : Ohio University, 2000. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1172868240.
Full textSmith, Joanne Stuart. "A multiple viewpoint modular design methodology." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2002. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21150.
Full textYu, Bing. "Hybrid modelling methodology for system design." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1995. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6999.
Full textGantes, Charalambos. "A design methodology for deployable structures." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13901.
Full textAbboud, Klink Boutros Sami. "Motion-based design methodology for buildings." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33261.
Full textAbboud, Klink Boutros Sami. "Motion-based design methodology for buildings." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41325.
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by Boutros Sami Abboud Klink.
M.S.
Baba, Omar. "A methodology for bus network design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36639.
Full textTokyay, Bora M. (Bora Mustafa) 1980. "A design methodology for hysteretic dampers." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84831.
Full textOrtiz, Perez Mariela. "Finland's Education: A Methodology for Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522342170846077.
Full textKhalighy, Shahabeddin. "Product design methodology supporting aesthetic evaluation." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6705/.
Full textSandell, Malin, and Saga Fors. "Design for Additive Manufacturing - A methodology." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-263134.
Full textAdditiv tillverkning (AM), även kallat 3D-printing, är benämningen på en grupp tillverkningstekniker där en produkt byggs lager för lager. Denna masteruppsats har utförts i samarbete med ett svenskt industriföretag som levererar lösningar inom tillverkningsindustrin, i rapporten kallat Företaget. Genom att utveckla nya designprocesser och metoder vill Företaget inkludera AM i sin tillverkningsstrategi. Syftet med detta masterexamensarbete var att utveckla en metodik för hur urval och utveckling av produkter anpassade för AM ska ske. Utvecklingen av metodiken följer principerna för tjänstedesign, vilket innebär ett holistiskt tvärvetenskapligt arbetssätt där metoder från olika discipliner kombineras för att skapa en positiv upplevelse för slutanvändaren. Innan utvecklingsprocessens start gjordes en stor bakgrundsstudie för att införskaffa kunskaper kring AM. Därefter utvecklades en metod genom fem iterativa cykler där metoder som intervjuer, triggermaterial, frågeformulär, fallstudier och stakeholdermapping användes. Masteruppsatsen resulterade i en handbok med information kring teknikerna och en metodik i fem steg för att välja när och varför AM bör användas som tillverkningsmetod. Första steget är att identifiera AM potentialen hos en produkt, vilket baseras på komplexitet, kundanpassning och produktionsvolym. I steg två ska produktkrav specificeras, exempel på sådana krav är ytfinhet och toleranser. Tredje steget i metoden handlar om en produkt-undersökning under vilken ett slutgiltigt beslut fattas angående om produkten kan och bör tillverkas. I fjärde steget sker valet av teknik baserat på de produktkrav som specificerats i steg två, genom att information ges angående teknikens möjligheter och begränsningar. Femte steget i metoden handlar om designen av AM produkter och förser konstruktören med enklare riktlinjer för designen. Utveckling av en metodik kräver ett dynamiskt arbetssätt och principerna inom service design visade sig passa bra för detta projekt. Det visade sig också att den resulterade metodik behöver kompletteras med information i framtiden. Det behövs även fastställas tydliga mål för AM i företaget och vilket syfte implementeringen av denna nya process innebär
Lindahl, Mattias, Erik Sundin, Tomohiko Sakao, and Yoshiki Shimomura. "An interactive design methodology for service engineering of functional sales concepts : a potential design for environment methodology." Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för konstruktions- och produktionsteknik, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-35503.
Full textSheikh, Kashif M. "Design and design methodology of CMOS gigahertz frequency range prescalers." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0010/MQ36896.pdf.
Full textBathija, Vishal. "An Adaptation Methodology for Reusing Ontologies." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1155673377.
Full textYang, Yujuin. "A methodology for hydrometric monitoring network design." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0015/NQ45015.pdf.
Full textVanka, Suryanarayana. "A methodology for cross-cultural semantic design." Connect to resource, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1170343983.
Full textNg, Kok. "A descriptive design methodology to support designers." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2011. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/13913/.
Full textRussell, Daniel J. "FAD : a functional analysis and design methodology." Thesis, University of Kent, 2001. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/3818/.
Full textPons, Dirk. "A methodology for system integrity in design." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3884.
Full textTandon, Vijay Lakshmi. "Computer based optimisation techniques in design methodology." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335754.
Full textBailey, Samuel Gerard. "An image processing design and assessment methodology." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249366.
Full textWallace, Michael D. "METIS : a human-computer interface design methodology." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261053.
Full textFlynn, David Walter. "Energy-efficient SOC design technology and methodology." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479318.
Full textHenkle, Aimee L. (Aimee Leigh) 1975. "Global supply chain design and optimization methodology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34762.
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The work for this thesis was performed at Honeywell in the Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) division. The project focuses on ACS's manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, primarily discussing the manufacturing growth opportunities available in emerging regions. Honeywell ACS's current methodology for the development of a long-term manufacturing strategy is based on growth and total cost reduction objectives. In order to comprehend the total cost of the manufacturing strategy, considerations such as inventory, logistics and duties, outsourcing and material sourcing are evaluated. The project also considers a factory's geographical location and ACS's year-by-year implementation plan. An outcome of this Honeywell project and the basis of this thesis is the development of a general supply chain design and optimization methodology that utilizes three analytical tools (Country Selection Framework, Total Cost Model and Implementation Plan Process) that are capable of validating the supply chain design of any company. The analytical tools can be used to verify key strategic supply chain decisions or to create a baseline manufacturing strategy. The following results can be determined using this supply chain design methodology: Determine an appropriate operating region for current or future business needs; Evaluate the feasibility of factory relocation projects by considering all relevant costs; Evaluate the cost implications of the supply chain structure by considering logistics, inventory and material sourcing costs; Understand the impact of outsourcing on the manufacturing strategy; Recommend a year-by-year implementation plan in the case of multiple projects and limited capital resources.
by Aimee L. Henkle.
S.M.
M.B.A.
Wilds, Jennifer M. "A methodology for identifying flexible design opportunities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46567.
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Technical and operational uncertainties dynamically change environments for engineering systems. Flexibility allows systems to continue delivering value as the uncertainty unfolds. Uncertainty can better be managed by embedding flexibility into the system. However, system designers do not have a tool or metric that identifies which components within the system to focus embedded flexibility efforts. They rely on intuition developed through experience and expertise to build in system flexibility, often leading to disagreement between system stakeholders (both designers and customers) about where to focus efforts due to the differing perspectives and inability to assess knock-on effects. Therefore, providing a tool to help designers screen the system for opportunities for embedded flexibility will also establish reasoning supporting their claims.This thesis proposes a general screening methodology for identifying potential Flexible Design Opportunities (FDOs) in systems; demonstrates the methodology using a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) platform developed for Department of Defense (DoD); evaluates the ability to exploit FDOs within DoD Acquisitions; and makes recommendations to system designers using the presented case, where the question of where and how to embed flexibility is complicated by multiple system uncertainties. The case study provides useful results, identifying FDOs that were validated by the author's experience as a system engineer and program manager. The development of the methodology yielded two characteristics to screen system components for FDOs: the component's ability to propagate or absorb change and its switch cost associated with making the desired change. Change Propagation Analysis coupled with filtering techniques to reduce the complexity of the data and rank system components with respect a newly proposed metric, Desired Flexibility Score (DFS), that represents the attractiveness of the component for embedded flexibility. The analysis concludes that the DoD acquisitions guidelines do provide opportunities to implement FDOs for longer term programs (> five years). However, process requirements may hinder the ability to react quickly to rapidly changing or emerging technical and operational uncertainties to maximize the upside potential of systems, while minimizing the downside risk.
by Jennifer M. Wilds.
S.M.
Martin, Michael J. (Michael John) 1962. "Methodology for architecture development for product design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29888.
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An integrative methodology for architecture development in a product development environment is described. The methodology combines the use of the design structure matrix technique with constraint-based modeling to create a process that satisfies the following requirements: 1. Provide a means for modeling the system that provides the capability to gain feedback on proposed decisions. This promotes rapidly system learning. 2. Provide a definition of the linkage between product requirements and design parameters. 3. Provide documentation that makes the architecture explicit and enables others to have access to the architectural knowledge. 4. Increase confidence in the proposed system so that product design can proceed with a minimum of risk. The application of the methodology in the context of the development of the xerographic module architecture for color printing system is described. The project was a clean sheet design using a new color architecture and implementing seven new technologies. A significant result is that once the architecture was accepted and placed under change control, the architecture has not changed in four years. Traditionally, similar projects have had to make significant changes as the design matured. Based on the case study, there is anecdotal evidence to support the hypothesis that the methodology can be successfully used to develop complex systems. It is shown that the methodology is closely aligned to the product development process. During the pre-concept and concept phases, the models were used to develop the system architecture. During the detailed design phase, the models can be used to maintain the integrity of the architecture as the design and technologies mature. Finally, in order for the methodology to be successfully applied it must have the full support of program management and the design and technology organizations.
by Michael J. Martin.
S.M.
Rithe, Rahul (Rahulkumar Jagdish). "SSTA design methodology for low voltage operation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60184.
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Statistical process variations have long been an important design issue. But until recently, process variations have been global process variations, i.e., transistor parameters may vary from die to die but are constant within a die. With transistor geometries shrinking below 65nm, however, a new kind of statistical variation, known as Local or Intra-die variation, has become important for logic and memory. Local variations are primarily the result of variations in the number of dopant atoms in the channel of CMOS transistors. To achieve ultra-low power, ICs are being designed for VDD - 0.5V. At these voltages, the stochastic delay resulting from local variations has standard deviation comparable to the nominal delay. In order to predict the statistical impact of local variations on circuit performance, it is necessary to develop the statistical models that accurately reflect local variations and to develop a computationally efficient algorithm for performing SSTA using these models. At low voltage (VDD - 0.5V), circuit delay is a non-linear function of the transistor random variables. This greatly complicates the statistical analysis because the PDF of the circuit delay is non-Gaussian. Most of the current SSTA approaches that can handle non-Gaussian PDFs, have high computational complexities. In this work, a complete SSTA design methodology for local variations in logic timing at low voltage operation is presented. The approach can handle non-linear delays with non-Gaussian delay PDFs in a computationally efficient manner. The approach has been implemented using commercial CAD tools and integrated into commercially used IC design flow. Comparison with Monte-Carlo analysis demonstrates high accuracy of the approach.
by Rahul Rithe.
S.M.
Mayo, John Patrick. "Morphological design methodology of rugged underactuated gripper." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104136.
Full textThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-65).
The purpose of this research is to extend the design tools for robust underactuated hand design. Disaster response robots operate in highly unstructured environments where they need to dynamically move and interface to successfully fulfill their task. Historically robotic hands have been optimized for grasp strength, robustness, lightness, but not a combination of all of these factors. This thesis proposes key design requirements for disaster response robot hands and explains the design of the HERMES humanoid robotic system hand that balances these factors for versatility. Not only is it used for grasping, but a unique metal backbone allows it to be used as a foot also. Additionally, base modeling is presented for predicting the finger contact forces based on geometry of the grasp object and input tension to the hand. Trends in the number of fingers for practical disaster tasks are explored. The major purpose in the design of this hand is to be able to perform dynamic tasks such as swinging an ax which induces a moment reaction within the hand. For this loading condition, the maximum allowable reaction force scales quadratically with number of fingers, whereas tasks that only apply normal or shear forces to the hand scale linearly. The model shows that the HERMES hand can handle a 0.75 kg ax and door with 512 N of dynamic pull force. These models and design can be used for optimizing characteristics of future robotic hands, especially in the disaster response realm.
by John Patrick Mayo.
S.M.
Carrus, Justin William. "Curved brick design methodology and manufacturing system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118741.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 83).
For many people in developing contexts, the financial expense of construction can be overwhelming. There is a need for more appropriate technologies for low-cost construction. This thesis presents a concise review of construction technologies and then offers a design methodology for creating curved, interlocking brick geometries that can be produced more accurately than existing bricks. The increase in dimensional accuracy is able to dramatically reduce the cost of construction in developing areas. A design is then offered for a low-cost press for these brick geometries that can be produced by local fabricators in developing areas.
by Justin William Carrus.
S.M.
Ritchie, Paul Andrew 1960. "A systematic, experimental methodology for design optimization." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276698.
Full textEriksson, Jonas. "Partitioning methodology validation for embedded systems design." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Programvara och system, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-129332.
Full textMyers, Emily Anne. "Improving Non-nutritive Sweetener Study Design Methodology." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/97991.
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Smith, Bonita P. "Cycloaddition : fragmentation methodology in steroidal hormone design." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6364.
Full textDing, Mingwei. "High Level Design Methodology for Reconfigurable Systems." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1131117147.
Full textSaha, Sankalita. "Design methodology for embedded computer vision systems." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7748.
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Fan, Xin. "GALS design methodology based on pausible clocking." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16953.
Full textGlobally asynchronous locally synchronous (GALS) design presents a solution of scalability and modularity to SoC integration. Today, it has been widely applied in the industry. Most of the GALS systems are based on dual-clock FIFOs for clock domain crossing. To avoid performance loss due to synchronization latency, the on-chip FIFOs need to be sufficiently large. This, however, often leads to considerable hardware costs. Efficient design solutions of GALS are therefore in great demand. This thesis reports our latest progress in GALS design bases on pausible clocking. Critical design issues on synchronization reliability and communication performance are studied systematically and analytically. A loosely-coupled GALS data-link design is proposed. It supports metastability-free synchronization for sub-cycle clock-tree delay, and accommodates continuous data transfer for high-throughput communication. Only marginal costs of power and silicon area are required. GALS design has been employed to cope with the on-chip digital switching noise in our work. Plesiochronous clocking with power-consumption balance between GALS blocks is in particular explored. Given M clock domains, a reduction of 20lgM dB on the spectral peaks of supply current at the fundamental clock frequency is theoretically derived. In comparison with the existing synchronous design solutions, it thus presents an alternative to effective attenuation of digital switching noise. The developed GALS design methodology has been applied to chip implementation. Two complicated industry-relevant test chips, named Lighthouse and Moonrake, were designed and fabricated using state-of-the-art technologies. The experimental results as well as the on-chip measurements are reported here in detail. We expect that, our work will contribute to the practical applications of GALS design based on pausible clocking in the industry.
Benkamoun, Nadège. "Systemic design methodology for changeable manufacturing systems." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016CLF22723/document.
Full textManufacturing systems have become large scale systems with increasing complexity particularly magnified by highly changing contexts. The system’s ability to cope with change (i.e. changeability) is recognized as a critical lifecycle property in the manufacturing system and engineering design domains. Given the complexity of changeable manufacturing systems, the proposed methodology of this dissertation aims to support design of changeability in subscribing to the domain of system engineering. The first contribution is a formalism for modeling changeability in a systemic way. Flexibility and reconfigurability paradigms are not limited to physical components of the system, but to the overall system architecture that encompasses all engineering artifacts relating to the designed system in both the requirements and physical solution domains. The second contribution is the methodology for the design and the management of changeability. The methodology utilizes a lifecycle model for changeable systems, in which design for changeability phases alternate with re-design phases that embrace and benefit from the existing changeability capabilities. These complementary processes allow a better consistency between design decisions to embed and reuse changeability, increasing changeability potential during the lifecycle of complex systems. The developed concepts and methodologies are validated in manufacturing system design projects from an automotive supplier. Finally, perspectives on design tools assisting the proposed methodology are discussed
Ramilli, Marco <1983>. "A Design Methodology for Computer Security Testing." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4438/4/Marco_Ramilli_Dissertation.pdf.
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