Abstract: This paper introduces heuristics based upon statistical mechanics to assist in additive manufacturability analysis of multiscale aperiodic structures. The heuristics associate structural properties at a statistical level ...

Abstract: Models of long-term product innovation depict the trajectory of products through an evolutionary selection metaphor in which product designs converge toward a dominant design. The product innovation literature favors ...

Abstract: Despite the importance of the architectural modularity of products and systems, existing modularity metrics or algorithms do not account for overlapping and hierarchically embedded modules. This paper presents a graph ...

Abstract: It has been assumed, but not yet tested, that the topological disintegration of networks is relatable to degradations in complex engineered system behavior and that extant network metrics are capable of capturing these ...

Abstract: Increasing the modularity of system architectures is generally accepted as a good design principle in engineering. In this paper, we explore whether modularity comes at the expense of robustness. To that end, we model three ...

Abstract: Risk management is a critical part of engineering practice in industry. Yet, the attitudes of engineers toward risk remain unknown and are not measured. This paper presents the development of a psychometric scale, the ...