Reverse Engineering and Design Recovery Techniques

This process continues until the degree of understanding is adequate for the purposes of the reverse engineering effort. For any particular item within the overall system being analyzed, the generic process consists of the following five sequenced steps assimilate existing data identify elements disassemble analyze, test, and dimension and complete documentation. Each of these steps is explained in very helpful detail in Rekoff s previously-referenced article. 

A design recovery framework for mechanical components that was recently developed by engineering researchers at the University of Windsor in Canada appears to be a promising and comprehensive approach to this problem that may be transferable to natural systems. R. Jill Urbanic and Waguih ElMaraghy contend that 

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In order to illustrate the application of this approach to even more complex natural systems, consider the further example of a human being. Is it possible, or even reasonable, to apply reverse engineering and design recovery techniques in an effort to gain insight into this system Of course, this approach assumes the possibility of a... 

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