Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (ICAM). Task II. Volume II. Technical Foundations for Characterizations.

Abstract

Starting from the definition of a group as the collection of its elements, a rational sequence of definitions and observations leads to a scheme for characterization of arbitrary entities and classifying and coding them. In the process, working definitions of modeling, explanation, and understanding provide an analysis of the mental as well as the mechanical steps of the process. Crucial to the development is the analysis of the join between parts and the whole which they constitute, which also thereby provides an analysis of tolerance and assembly. Eight fundamental junctors (join operators), a Fundamental Law of Structure, and theorems of composition and decomposition link these results of Structured Analysis, which provides the mechanism and approach to practical applications. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADB038494

Entities

People

  • Douglas T. Ross

Organizations

  • SofTech, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing
  • Computers
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Decomposition
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Observation
  • Production
  • Sequences
  • Software Development

Readers

  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.