@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3573,
	  title     = {Abstraction Hierarchies for Engineering Design},
	  author    = {Esra E. Aleisa and  Li Lin},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Complex engineering design problems consist of
numerous factors of varying criticalities. Considering fundamental features of design and inferior details alike will result in an extensive
waste of time and effort. Design parameters should be introduced gradually as appropriate based on their significance relevant to the
problem context. This motivates the representation of design parameters at multiple levels of an abstraction hierarchy. However, developing abstraction hierarchies is an area that is not well
understood. Our research proposes a novel hierarchical abstraction methodology to plan effective engineering designs and processes. It
provides a theoretically sound foundation to represent, abstract and stratify engineering design parameters and tasks according to causality and criticality. The methodology creates abstraction
hierarchies in a recursive and bottom-up approach that guarantees no
backtracking across any of the abstraction levels. The methodology consists of three main phases, representation, abstraction, and layering to multiple hierarchical levels. The effectiveness of the
developed methodology is demonstrated by a design problem.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering},
	  volume    = {2},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2008},
	  pages     = {1075 - 1087},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3573},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/21},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 21, 2008},
	}