| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 854071 | Procedia Engineering | 2015 | 7 Pages |
A non-expert approach to evaluation of the boundaries of state of the art is suggested basing on the assumption that that the mentioned boundaries are caused by unresolved conflicts between the requirements to considered systems. The conflicts between the requirements are approximately described in term of complex parameters that include particular parameters of conflicting requirements (e.g. print speed and resolution of printers). Relationship between the complex parameter and market price of best-selling products in a given category forms a current “profile” of state of the art, including maximum possible value (e.g. for military systems) as an extreme case. We suggest a procedure that uses only formal methods and allows verification of the hypotheses of two kinds: (1) a given complex parameter is relevant to the market, and (2) a given product exceeds the art. The suggested procedure makes the conclusions about excess (or no excess) of the art more objective and unbiased and can be used for validation of the expert conclusions.
