Information Management for Engineering Design

1 Computer-Aided Design Tools and Systems.- 1.1 What is Design?.- 1.2 What is Computer-Aided Design?.- 1.3 Computer-Aided Design Tools.- 1.3.1 Synthesis Tools.- 1.3.2 Analysis Tools.- 1.3.3 Information Management Tools.- 1.4 The Design of Complex Artifacts.- 1.5 Failure of Current CAD Systems.- 1.6 Structure of the Book.- 2 Survey of Engineering Design Applications.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Basic Terms.- 2.3 Kinds of Engineering Design Applications.- 2.3.1 VLSI Design Environment.- 2.3.1.1 Multidisciplinary Design: Architecture, Logic, Layout.- 2.3.1.2 Design Methodologies: Hierarchical Approach.- 2.3.1.3 The Computing Environment for Design: Dispersed Computation.- 2.3.2 Software Engineering Environment.- 2.3.2.1 Multiple Representations: Source, Object, Runable Code.- 2.3.2.2 Design Methodology: Modular Programming.- 2.3.2.3 Configurations and Engineering Changes.- 2.3.3 Architectural/Building Design Environment.- 2.3.3.1 Pipe Design System: Sequential Execution of Applications Programs.- 2.3.3.2 Multidisciplinary Design: Piping and Structures.- 2.4 Requirements for Engineering Data Management.- 2.5 Why Commercial Databases are NOT like Design Databases.- 2.6 Previous Approaches for Design Data Management.- 3 Design Data Structure.- 3.1 Example: The Representation Types of a VLSI Circuit Design.- 3.2 Design Data Models.- 3.2.1 Relations (The VDD System).- 3.2.2 A Design Data Manager (SQUID).- 3.2.3 Complex Objects (System-R).- 3.2.4 Abstract Data Types (Stonebraker).- 3.2.5 Semantic Data Model (McLeod's Event Model).- 3.3 Summary.- 4 The Object Model.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 What are Design Objects?.- 4.3 Interfaces: How to Use a Cell Without the Details?.- 4.4 Composition and Interface.- 4.5 Complete Example of Object Specification.- 4.6 Objects Implemented as Structured Files.- 5 Design Transaction Management.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Design Computing Environment: Implications for Data Management.- 5.3 Conventional Transactions in the Design Environment.- 5.4 Concurrency Control Issues.- 5.5 Recovery Issues.- 5.6 Design Transaction Model.- 5.7 Extensions to the Transaction Model.- 5.8 Related Work.- 6 Design Management System Architecture.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 System Architecture.- 6.2.1 Storage Component.- 6.2.2 Object System.- 6.2.3 Design Librarian.- 6.2.4 Recovery Subsystem.- 6.2.5 Validation Subsystem.- 6.2.6 In-Memory Databases.- 6.2.6.1 Introduction.- 6.2.6.2 Building In-Memory Structures: Complex Object Mapping.- 6.2.6.3 In-Memory Recovery.- 6.2.7 Version and Configuration Management.- 6.2.7.1 Introduction.- 6.2.7.2 Design Administration.- 6.2.8 Design Applications.- 6.2.8.1 Design Browser / Chip Assembler.- 7 Conclusions.- 7.1 Research Directions.- 7.2 Summary.- 8 Annotated Bibliography.