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

这笔赠款的目的是举办一个研讨会，将专家聚集在一起，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；工程设计的研究人员；以及来自经济学、心理学和组织理论的社会科学家。本研讨会将重点介绍工程设计的规范理论，其中包括作为这些开发计划的重要组成部分的组织和复杂性方面。该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。这次研讨会的成果包括一份调查结果总结报告，在领先的系统和设计杂志上发表研讨会建议，以及对赞助商和其他机构的简报。如果成功，这次研讨会将导致创建一个对工程设计、系统工程和多学科优化学科的进步至关重要的基础理论。作为大型复杂产品和系统设计基础的严格规范理论可以产生系统工程、产品管理、工程设计和设计优化的方法，从而减少这些项目的糟糕表现，从而重振航空航天、汽车和其他重型设备行业。

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.