CAD STATION RM ON-LINE SUPPORT SYSTEM

THIS PROJECT OUTLINES A RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE BASE AND THE HYPERTEXT INTERFACE REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT THIS DATA INTO COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) ENVIRONMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PROPOSAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUNDATION FOR AN ENGINEERING RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM TO SUPPORT ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERS IN A CAD WORKSTATION ENVIRONMENT. AQUIDNECK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, LTD. WILL EXAMINE DESIGN-LEVEL RELIABILITY/MAINTAINABILITY PRESENTATION SYSTEM INTO CURRENT CAD ENVIRONMENTS. A HYPERMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED BECAUSE HAYPERMEDIA ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES A STRUCTURE FOR THE DIRECT LINKING OF MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS TRADITIONAL PAPER-BASED DOCUMENTS, DRAWINGS, AND RELATIONAL DATABASES INTO A SINGLE PRESENTATION STATION. THE CONCEPT OF HYPERMEDIA IS PRESENTED AS WELL AS INTERMEDIATE, STAND-ALONE DESIGN RELIABILITY INFORMATION BASE THAT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, USER-FRIENDLY, AND SUPPORTIVE TO THE CAD DESIGNER. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERMEDIATE, STAND-ALONE DESIGN RELIABILITY HYPERMEDIAINFORMATION SYTSTEM IS THEN DISCUSSED IN DETAIL.