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Advanced Engineering Environments Achieving the Vision, Phase 1 (1999) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 8-10

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... For most engineering tasks, collaborations currently rely heavily on face-to-face interactions, group meetings, individual actions, and hands-on experimentation with groups ranging from gatherings of a few people to several hundred members of large project teams. Through a shared electronic infrastructure, computer and telecommunication systems enable teams in widespread locations to collaborate using the newest instruments and computing resources.
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... Vignette: The Ideal AEE One way to explain the ultimate goals and benefits of developing AEEs is through a top-level description of an ideal AEE, which would encompass concept definition, design, manufacturing, production, and analyses of reliability, performance, and cost over the entire life cycle in a seamless blend of disciplinary functions and activities. The ideal AEE would ease the implementation of innovative concepts and solutions while readily drawing on legacy data, tools, and capabilities.
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... . Specific tasks will include evaluating the potential for AEEs to contribute to NASA's long-term goal of revolutionizing the engineering culture; assessing potential long-term payoffs of AEEs on a national scale; examining broad issues, such as infrastructure changes, interdisciplinary communications, and technology transfer; describing approaches for achieving the AEE vision, including the potential roles of government, industry, academic, and professional organizations in resolving key issues; and identifying key elements of a long-term educational and training strategy to encourage the acceptance and application of AEEs by existing and future workforces.
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