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... The traditional design approach has been one of deterministic problem solving, typically involving efforts to meet functional requirements subject to various technical and economic constraints. In seeking a logical and rigorous structure to aid in developing a satisfactory design, or one that is acceptable to the customer or user of the product, a number of approaches have been proposed to organize, guide, and facilitate the design process.
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... , can be used to develop knowledge bases that enable innovative, reliable, cost-effective, and efficient designs. Design is a complex process involving aspects ranging from product quality to life-cycle analysis, but first and foremost, the physicochemical phenomena or behavior of the system elements, must be understood to make the innovations required and to assure functional performance of the design.
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... not only enable disparate communities to interact in real time but also allow seamless integration of research, development, and application cycles to bring about efficient interactions and rapid progress. Major advances in engineering design are based on increased computational power and communication (information technology)
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