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Simon Szykman, Christophe Bochenek, J Racz, Ram D. Sriram
Abstract
Summary of the NIST Design Repository Project, revised with some additional content on representation of function in computer-based design, and using XML to describe function and taxonomies in computer-based design.
Szykman, S.
, Bochenek, C.
, Racz, J.
and Sriram, R.
(2000),
Design Repositories: Next-Generation Engineering Design Databases, IEEE Intelligent Systems and Their Applications, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821539
(Accessed October 18, 2025)