Abstract
The ultimate outcome of engineering is the creation of engineered systems. Engineered systems are designed to perform a certain set of desired functions. Machine tools, software systems that run manufacturing systems, space shuttles, computers, and automobiles are examples of systems that are designed to fulfill certain functions. Even human beings creating these engineered products are systems; consisting of small systems such as neurons and large systems such as brains. What is common about all these systems is that they all perform a set of functions using physical entities or elements. In the past, systems have been created by trial-and-error, and lots of testing to refine the system and eliminate malfunctions. They improved the design learning from failures. Nature has had billions of years to eliminate the things that do not work. Our goal is to create engineered systems based on theories and methodologies so that the long-time consuming and costly processes can be reduced.
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Suh, N.P. (2004). System Design and Complexity. In: Klocke, F., Pritschow, G. (eds) Autonome Produktion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18523-6_35
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