PECT Infrastructure: A Rough Sketch

Abstract

A prediction/enabled component technology (PECT) is an approach to achieving predictable assembly from certifiable components. A PECT consists of a component technology that has been extended with one or more reasoning frameworks that are used to predict how assemblies of components will behave. Developing and using a PECT involves a number of different activities, many of which are practical only when supported by automation. This paper investigates the nature of PECT infrastructures, summarizes the activities that a PECT infrastructure should support, and proposes a design for the tools that make up a PECT infrastructure. This paper also considers the reusability of such an infrastructure by evaluating the impact that three possible changes to a PECT have on its infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA413548

Entities

People

  • James Ivers
  • Scott A. Hissam

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assembly
  • Automation
  • Compilers
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Infrastructure
  • Language
  • Reasoning
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Statistical Analysis
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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