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This document provides a brief description of the systems available for use in the Engineering Design Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Engineering Design Laboratory was established to study how the process of design, how design information can be represented, and how to make design information available to necessary systems throughout a product's life cycle. This document also discusses opportunities for collaborative or independent research in the Engineering Design Lab.
design information, engineering design, process design
Citation
Barnard, A.
(1991),
Engineering Design Laboratory Guide, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4519
(Accessed November 5, 2025)