Publication detail
QUALITATIVE MODELS AS A SEGMENT OF NATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN
RAUDENSKÁ, L. PAVLÍČEK, M. RAŠKOVÁ, H.
English title
QUALITATIVE MODELS AS A SEGMENT OF NATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN
Type
Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus
Language
en
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 in English
Qualitative, Design, Native, Common Sense, Multi-dimensional
Released
2011-04-30
Location
Brno
ISSN
1802-1484
Volume
2011
Number
1
Pages from–to
43–50
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"
}