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This chapter introduces a method of design evaluation based on technical merit. With the aim of supporting decision making from the early stages of the design process, technical merit is a measure of the proximity of a product to forecast limits of performance, reliability and economy. The accuracy of the calculations and forecasts are used to define a measure of risk. The chapter is divided into the following sections. Section 22.1 provides a background for Design for Technical Merit and briefly introduces some current evaluation techniques. In section 22.2, ideas drawn from these techniques are combined with a generic model of system development to define technical merit and methods for its calculation. Sections 22.3 and 22.4 outline a case study in design for technical merit, using a manual method and a computer-based tool, respectively.
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Murdoch, T.N.S., Wallace, K.M. (1996). Design For Technical Merit. In: Huang, G.Q. (eds) Design for X. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3985-4_23
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