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CIRCUIT BASE - A RELATIONAL APPROACH TO INTEGRATING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND RAM/CAD/CAE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6381
Amount: $48,633.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
612 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 BOB WALSH
 (505) 983-6698
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

INVESTIGATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CIRCUIT BASE CONCEPT IS HEREIN PROPOSED. THE CIRCUIT BASE CONCEPT IS A RELATIONAL DATABASE METHODOLOGY FOR INTEGRATING CAD/CAE SOFTWARE AND FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DATA. IT IS INNOVATIVE IN THE USE OF A RELATIONAL APPROACH, IN INCLUDING SYSTEMS CONFIGURATION AND ENGINEERING DATA, AND IN INTERFACING WITH RELIABILITY AND OTHER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SOFTWARE. CIRCUIT BASE INTERFACES CAD/CAE TASKS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE DESIGN ENGINEER DOES NOT HAVE TO RE-DESCRIBE THE SCHEMATIC FOR EACH APPLICATION PROGRAM. INSTEAD, THE CIRCUIT BASE SOFTWARE ENTERS RESULTS FROM ONE PROGRAM INTO THE DATABASE AND EXTRACTS CORRECTLY FORMATTED INPUT FILES TO THE NEXT PROGRAM. IMPLEMENTING THESE MODULES IN A RELATIONAL DBMS LANGUAGE GIVES MANAGEMENT CONTROL OVER ENGINEERING PROJECT DATA. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL ADDRESS THE MOST UNCERTAIN ASPECT OF THE INNOVATION - WHETHER THE DATABASE CONCEPT IS ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE DATA NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS CAE PROCEDURES. THEREFORE IT WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE ENGINEERING DATA REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION OF THE DATA DICTIONARIES.

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