Workshop on Engineered Systems Design; February 22-24, 2010; Arlington, Virginia

这项拨款的目的是举办一个研讨会，将汇集专家来解决复杂产品设计中的基本系统工程研究问题。这些专家将包括：系统工程的实践者和理论家；一般系统理论家；工程设计研究人员；以及来自经济学、心理学和组织理论的社会科学家。本次研讨会将重点关注工程设计的规范理论，包括组织和复杂性方面，这些都是这些发展计划的重要组成部分。本次研讨会的目标是确定一个研究议程，以促进制定大型复杂产品设计的理论基础。本次研讨会的成果包括调查结果的总结报告，在主要系统和设计期刊上发表研讨会建议，以及向发起人和其他机构提供简报。如果成功的话，这个研讨会将导致一个基础理论的创建，这对于工程设计、系统工程和多学科优化等学科的进步是必不可少的。大型复杂产品和系统设计的严格规范理论可以导致系统工程、产品管理、工程设计和设计优化的方法，这些方法可以减少这些项目的不良性能，从而振兴航空航天、汽车和其他重型设备工业。

The objective of this grant is to conduct a workshop that will bring together experts to address fundamental systems engineering research issues in complex product design. These experts will include: practitioners and theorists in systems engineering; general systems theorists; researchers in engineering design; and social scientists from economics, psychology, and organization theory. This workshop will focus on the normative theory of engineering design that encompasses the aspects of organization and complexity that are essential parts of these development programs. The goal of this workshop is to identify a research agenda to facilitate the formulation of a theoretical basis for the design of large, complex products. The deliverables for this workshop include a summary report of findings, publication of workshop recommendations in leading systems and design journals, and briefings to the sponsors and other agencies.If successful, this workshop will lead to the creation of a foundational theory that is essential for progress in the disciplines of engineering design, systems engineering, and multidisciplinary optimization. A rigorous normative theory underlying the design of large complex products and systems can lead to methods of systems engineering, product management, engineering design, and design optimization that can reduce poor performance on these projects, and thereby revitalize the aerospace, automotive, and other heavy equipment industries.