DESIGN CONSTRAINT

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Information on Design Constraint

In system design, a design constraint refers to some limitation on the conditions under which a system is developed, or on the requirements of the system. The design constraint could be on the systems form, fit or function or could be in the technology to be used, materials to be incorporated, time taken to develop the system, overall budget, and so on. A design constraint is normally imposed externally, either by the organisation or by some external regulation. During system design, it is as important to identify each design constraint as it is to elicit requirements since the design constraints place an overall boundary around the system design process.

Other topics in our resources on Systems Engineering related to Design Constraint include: 
 
  • System
  • System Architects
  • Modular Design
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  • Human Factors
  • Interoperability
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  • Subsystem
  • Prototype
  • Reusability

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