INTEGRATING THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FUNCTIONAL INTERDEPENDENCIES INTO A PARAMETER MANAGEMENT APPROACH
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
                        Year: 2018
                        Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
                        Author: Toepfer, Ferdinand; Naumann, Thomas; Anderer, Janina; Vajna, Sándor
                        Series: DESIGN
                        Section: DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS
                        Page(s): 477-486
                        DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0222
                        
Abstract
Based on an approach which uses the description of functional interdependencies to resolve multi-criterial goal conflicts this paper addresses the challenge of formalizing the complex knowledge about functional interdependencies and making this knowledge broadly retrievable and applicable in engineering processes. Therefore a second approach, designed to foster transparency and consistency of engineering parameters, is used to integrate this knowledge and to make it applicable based on a concept of target value management and information flow.
Keywords: complex systems, systems engineering (SE), knowledge management, parameter management, solution spaces