Spectral Characterization of Hierarchical Modularity in Product Architectures1
The work
| Authors | Somwrita Sarkar; Andy Dong; James A. Henderson; Peter A. Robinson |
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| Editors | |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2014 |
| Also known as | sarkar2013spectral |
| Citekey | sarkar2014spectral |
Where it appeared
| Published in | Journal of Mechanical Design |
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| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 0110061--1100612 |
Identifiers
| DOI | 10.1115/1.4025490 |
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| OpenAlex | W1983702429 |
Access
| Landing page | https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025490 |
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Abstract
Despite the importance of the architectural modularity of products and systems, existing modularity metrics or algorithms do not account for overlapping and hierarchically embedded modules. This paper presents a graph theoretic spectral approach to characterize the degree of modular hierarchical-overlapping organization in the architecture of products and complex engineered systems. It is shown that the eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix of a product architecture graph can reveal layers of hidden modular or hierarchical modular organization that are not immediately visible in the predefined architectural description. We use the approach to analyze and discuss several design, management, and system resilience implications for complex engineered systems.
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Cite it as
@article{sarkar2014spectral,
title = {Spectral Characterization of Hierarchical Modularity in Product Architectures1},
author = {Somwrita Sarkar and Andy Dong and James A. Henderson and Peter A. Robinson},
year = {2014},
journal = {Journal of Mechanical Design},
publisher = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers},
volume = {136},
number = {1},
pages = {0110061--1100612},
doi = {10.1115/1.4025490},
}
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