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The long lifetime of technological systems increases the importance of understanding those technologies that are experiencing rapid improvements. Ideally we would like to design our systems around these technologies so that we can benefit from the future benefits that these rapid improvements in component performance and cost can provide at a system level. This paper provides data on technologies that are experiencing rapid improvements and it uses transportation systems to demonstrate the impact of rates of improvement on system design issues.
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Funk, J.L. (2015). Thinking about the Future of Complex Technological Systems: Which Technologies Should Shape Their Designs?. In: Cardin, MA., Krob, D., Lui, P., Tan, Y., Wood, K. (eds) Complex Systems Design & Management Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12544-2_11
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