A COMPUTERIZED METHODOLOGY FOR UNIFIED LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

PROPOSED IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO UNIFIED LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING (ULCE) FOR EVALUATION OF DIGITAL ELECTRONICS DESIGN. THIS APPROACH CAN BE APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE BIDDING, INITIAL AND FINAL DESIGN PROCESSES. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE INTEGRATION OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN TECHNIQUES WITH A ULCE METHODOLOGY SO THAT BOTH THE CONTRACTOR AND SUPPLIER CAN CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE DESIGN PROJECT. A UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE IMPLEMENTATION (DURING PHASE II) AND FORMALIZATION OF A ULCE METHODOLOGY WHICH WE ARE CALLING 'LIFE CYCLE DESIGN BY PROGRESSIVE APPROXIMATION'.