CAREER: Design Assessment and Reuse

本文的研究方向是设计重用和设计过程评估。设计重用可以在设计周期的任何部分进行，从初始阶段（捕获、处理和组织设计信息）到最终阶段（匹配、检索和实际重用设计信息）。目前正在探讨支持这项活动的机制。关注的焦点是最大化重用的机会，并评估重用基础结构对生产力的影响。要解决的问题包括设计对象和设计过程的表征和表示、设计信息的自动捕获、索引、检索和重用。第二项调查是开发一个框架，包括风险评估和规划工具，用于设计过程评估。设计过程的度量或测量管理目标和参数正在被识别和描述。研究结果正在大型嵌入式系统的设计中进行测试和验证。

This research is on design reuse and design process assessment. Design reuse can be in any part of the design cycle from initial phases (capture, processing, and organization of design information), to final phases (matching, retrieval and actual reuse of design information). Mechanisms for supporting this activity are being explored. Attention is being paid to maximizing opportunities for reuse, and assessing the impact on productivity of the reuse infrastructure. Issues being addressed include the characterization and representation of design objects and design processes, automatic capture, indexing, retrieval and reuse of design information. The second investigation is developing a framework, including risk assessment and planning tools, for design process assessment. Metrics or measuring management objectives and parameters of the design process are being identified and characterized. Results of the research are being tested and validated in the design of large embedded systems.