A graphical tool called concept mapping, which provides an easy means of organizing, communicating, and validating information in the early definition stages of a system study, is presented. Concept mapping is based on the premise that all knowledge can be represented by relationships between fundamental concepts. The concept map is a graphical representation that identifies the fundamental concepts and explicitly shows their relationships. The potential for using concept mapping in systems engineering is discussed, and an example application is given
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Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1990. Conference Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Date of Conference: 4-7 Nov 1990