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5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 37-40

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... To overcome these barriers, the committee recommends that (IJ standards and guidelines be developed for electronic data quality, capture, storage, analysis, and exchange Following the Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support awl the Standard for the Exchange of Product approaches) and ~owledge-base content and construction; (2J CAMSS be designed to accept a variety of database ta~onomies through the use of active, ~intelligent" data dictionaries that aid the identification and conversion of the contents of different databases for use in the system; (3} links between materials databases and knowledge bases be improved and computer networks for materials-specific information communication be created (e.g., an electronic Journal of Materials Selection in Stn~ctural Design, a national materials bulletin board on Internet, or a linked network of worldwide materials data systems)
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From page 38...
... Structural Design Modeling Technology Barriers Modeling in structural design will be an important component of any CAMSS both to provide valid details on which to base tradeoff decisions and to reduce reliance only on materials-properties databases. Modeling techniques are required for geometric reasoning, material responses on multiple scale levels, materials processing, manufacturing processing performance, product performance, and life-cycle issues such as inspectability.
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... For modeling and analysis systems in a CAMSS to be usefi~1 and effective, future engineers must receive training in computer systems, modeling and analysis systems theory, and their application to the design process. To overcome the cultural and educational barriers, the committee recommeruts that institutions of higher learning develop interdisciplinary programs led jointly by exerts in materials science and engineering, design, and computer science that (IJ expose student teams to basic approaches to computer-assisted concurrent engineering design systems in order to produce CAMSS are knowledgeable workers with a broad understanding of the science of processing, (2J train journeymen or master technologists to use this slew technology to push acceptance of process modeling techniques to the shop floor, and (3)
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... These programs should integrate existing computeraided system tools. Two potential ways in which this might be accomplished are to provide (IJ fundingfordemor~stration programs with creative problem solving and design concepts to teams of university faculty and students composed of computer scientists, engineering design specialists, materials scientists, and cognitive psychologists arid (21 financial incentives to industryfor sharing materials property data where input to public and limited access materials knowledge bases can be controlled.
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  • reduce reliance
  • materials scientists
  • tradeoff decisions

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  • design parameters
  • electronic technical
  • base design
  • design process

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  • materials properties
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