Publication detail

QUALITATIVE MODELS AS A SEGMENT OF NATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN

RAUDENSKÁ, L. PAVLÍČEK, M. RAŠKOVÁ, H.

Original Title

QUALITATIVE MODELS AS A SEGMENT OF NATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Non linear and multidimensional models of an interdisciplinary nature are needed to study a broad spectrum of tasks related to design of mechanical engineering systems. Oversimplified and therefore inapplicable results are frequently obtained as the final result of model development. A human way of making decisions is not based on numbers but on common-sense reasoning. Qualitative modeling brings additional options in the modeling of complex systems. Qualitative variables are quantified using three values only - positive (increasing), zero (constant) and negative (decreasing). The classical quantitative tools cannot deal with such variables. Typical areas suitable for qualitative modeling are design related tasks with a large number of variables. A presented case study, an optimization of a solar collector, is given in details.

Keywords

Qualitative, Design, Native, Common Sense, Multi-dimensional

Authors

RAUDENSKÁ, L.; PAVLÍČEK, M.; RAŠKOVÁ, H.

RIV year

2011

Released

30. 4. 2011

Location

Brno

ISBN

1802-1484

Periodical

Engineering Mechanics

Year of study

2011

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

43

Pages to

50

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT50402,
  author="Lenka {Raudenská} and Michal {Pavlíček} and Hana {Wouters}",
  title="QUALITATIVE MODELS AS A SEGMENT OF NATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN",
  journal="Engineering Mechanics",
  year="2011",
  volume="2011",
  number="1",
  pages="43--50",
  issn="1802-1484"
}