University of Central Florida Research Site of the NSF I/UCRC for e-Design

IIP 0934373e-Design：工程产品和系统的it支持设计和实现佛罗里达中央大学（University of Central Florida）这是一项更新佛罗里达中央大学参与电子设计中心的提案，该中心是I/UCRC于2003年创建的中心。该多所大学中心目前由弗吉尼亚理工大学（牵头机构）、中佛罗里达大学和马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校组成。卡内基梅隆大学计划于2009年作为正式合作伙伴加入。美国国家科学基金会电子设计中心的使命和愿景是成为国家卓越的it设计和制造产品实现中心。中佛罗里达大学（UCF）的参与对该中心的整体成功至关重要。UCF的持续研究工作将有助于开发一套协调的工具和实践，这些工具和实践可以支持概念和详细的设计需求规范，以及可用于支持迭代概念设计的概念建模器的开发。UCF的研究工作与中心完全一致？公司的长期目标是成为it产品和系统概念化、设计和实现的卓越中心。拟议的中心更新将使UCF继续其在中心的关键研究和领导作用，并为研究生和本科生的成功发展和准备做出重大贡献。对学生的好处包括将最终成果整合到课程作业和工程课程中，以及实习机会。该中心将为学生提供独特的体验，让他们能够与工业研究人员和工程师进行互动和合作。研究和教育成果将继续在全国范围内传播，并将对整个美国工业产生重大影响。

IIP 0934373e-Design: IT-Enabled Design and Realization of Engineered Products and SystemsUniversity of Central FloridaGeigerThis is a proposal to renew the University of Central Florida's participation in the e-Design Center, an I/UCRC center that was created in 2003. The multi-university center is currently comprised of Virginia Tech (lead institute), University of Central Florida and University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Carnegie Mellon University is slated to join as a full partner in 2009. The mission and vision of the NSF Center for e-Design is to serve as a national Center of Excellence in IT-enabled design and realization of manufactured products. The University of Central Florida's (UCF) participation is vital to the overall success of the Center. Continued research efforts at UCF will contribute to the development of a set of coordinated tools and practices that can support conceptual and detailed design requirements specification, as well as the development of a conceptual modeler that can be used to support iterative conceptual design. The research efforts at UCF fully align with the Center?s long-term goal of serving as a Center for Excellence in IT-enabled conceptualization, design and realization of engineered products and systems. The proposed Center's renewal will enable UCF to continue its key research and leadership role in the Center, as well as contribute significantly to the successful development and preparation of graduate and undergraduate students. Benefits to students will include integration of resulting work into coursework and engineering curricula, as well as internship opportunities. The center will provide a unique experience to students who can interact and collaborate with industrial researchers and engineers. Research and educational findings will continue to be disseminated nationally and will have a significant impact on US industry as a whole.