Before revision: Intended Benefits Intended benefits of FAD modeling include: Simple and intuitive notation Presence of product structure makes it easy to use Captures richer network of functional relationships Layout can reflect spatial arrangement of components Captures design rationale and reasoning Identifies areas for design improvement Can represent hierarchical/complex systems Applications FAD has been used to model and analyze engineering systems in domains including aerospace, manufacturing, and power systems.
After revision: Intended benefits Intended benefits of FAD modeling include: Simple and intuitive notation Presence of product structure makes it easy to use Captures richer network of functional relationships Layout can reflect spatial arrangement of components Captures design rationale and reasoning Identifies areas for design improvement Can represent hierarchical/complex systems Applications FAD has been used to model and analyze engineering systems in domains including aerospace, manufacturing, and power systems.