Title :
Modeling design quality
Author :
Klingsheim, Karl ; Aas, Einar J.
Author_Institution :
DELAB, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
Several qualitative and quantitative perspectives on design quality are presented. An analogy between testing and design verification is demonstrated, leading towards a quantitative metric for “design incorrectness” equivalent to the “defect level” in digital testing. The focus is on the design process and the probability for error insertion, rather than detecting existing stuck-line faults. We demonstrate that pursuing this avenue will lead to practical means of assessing and predicting the quality of designs, as well as designers, in real-life product development
Keywords :
CAD; design engineering; quality control; testing; CAD; defect level; design incorrectness; design quality modelling; design verification; digital testing; error insertion; quantitative metric; quantitative perspectives; real-life product development; stuck-line faults; Computer errors; Design methodology; Economic forecasting; Error correction; Investments; Manufacturing processes; Power generation economics; Process design; Product development; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Computer-Aided Engineering in Concurrent Engineering, 1990 and 1991., Combined Proceedings of the 1990 and 1991 Leesburg Workshops on
Conference_Location :
Leesburg, VA ; Ellicott City, MD
DOI :
10.1109/RMCAE.1992.245526
