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A design database organizes the complex description of an artifact, arranged as a hierarchical composition of components across multiple design representations. To complicate matters, the structure must also evolve over time. We describe a way to structure a design database across time, accomplished by viewing it from the perspective of three orthogonal “planes.” One for versions, one for configurations, and one to denote equivalences across configurations.
Visiting Industrial Fellow with the U. C. Berkeley CAD/CAM Consortium
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Katz, R. H., T. J. Lehman, “Database Support for Versions and Alternatives of Large Design Files”, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. SE-10, No. 2, March 1984.
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Katz, R.H., Anwarrudin, M., Chang, E. (1986). Organizing A Design Database Across Time. In: Brodie, M.L., Mylopoulos, J. (eds) On Knowledge Base Management Systems. Topics in Information Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4980-1_24
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