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A. Terry Bahill
Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of Arizona

Here are some papers for which I have .pdf files of the actual publications. I have read my copyright agreements and I believe that I am allowed to post these papers on my web site.

  • Bahill, A. T. and Gissing, B., Re-evaluating systems engineering concepts using systems thinking, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 28(4), 516-527, 1998.
  • Bahill, A. T., Alford, M., Bharathan, K., Clymer, J. Dean, D. L., Duke, J., Hill, G., LaBudde, E., Taipale, E. and Wymore, A. W., The design methods comparison project, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 28(1), 80-103, 1998.
  • Wymore, A. W., and Bahill, A. T., When can we safely reuse systems, upgrade systems, or use COTS components? Systems Engineering, 3(2), 82-95, 2000.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Karnavas, W. J, Risk analysis of a pinewood derby: a case study, Systems Engineering, 3(3), 143-155, 2000.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Briggs, C, The systems engineering started in the middle process: a consensus of system engineers and project managers, Systems Engineering, 4(2), 156-167, 2001.
  • Daniels, J., Werner, P. W., and Bahill, A. T., Quantitative methods for tradeoff analyses, Systems Engineering, 4(3), 190-212, 2001, with a correction published in 8(1):93, 2005.
  • Chapman, W. L., Rozenblit, J. and Bahill, A. T., Systems design is an NP-complete problem, Systems Engineering, 4(3), 222-229, 2001.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Daniels, J., Using object-oriented and UML tools for hardware design: a case study, Systems Engineering, 6(1): 28-48, 2003. Published online 24 December 2002.
  • Gonzalez, M., Quesada, G. and Bahill A. T., Improving product design using quality function deployment: the school furniture case in developing countries, Quality Engineering, 16(1): 45-56, 2003.
  • Abadi, C. D. and Bahill, A. T., The difficulty in distinguishing product from process, Systems Engineering, 6(2): 108-115, 2003.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Baldwin, D. G., The vertical illusions of batters, The Baseball Research Journal, 32: 26-30, 2003.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Baldwin, D. G., The rising fastball and other perceptual illusions of batters, Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports, George Hung and Jani Pallis (Eds), Kluwer Academic, pp. 257-287, 2004.
  • Bahill, A. T., The ideal moment of inertia for a baseball or softball bat, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, 34(2): 197-204, 2004.
  • Daniels, J. and Bahill, A. T., The hybrid process combines traditional requirements and use cases, Systems Engineering, 7(4):303-319, 2004.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Henderson, S. J., Requirements development, verification and validation exhibited in famous failures, Systems Engineering, 8(1):1-14, 2005.
  • Bahill, A. T., Baldwin, D. G., and Venkateswaran, J., Predicting a baseball's path, American Scientist, 93(3): 218-225, May-June 2005.
  • Redelinghuys, C. and Bahill, A. T., A framework for the assessment of the creativity of product design teams, Journal of Engineering Design, 17(2): 121-141, April 2006.
  • Botta, R., Bahill, Z. and Bahill, A. T., When are observable states necessary? Systems Engineering, 9(3): 228-240, 2006.
  • Bahill, A. T., Botta, R., and Daniels, J., The Zachman framework populated with baseball models, Journal of Enterprise Architecture, 2(4): 50-68, 2006.
  • Bahill, A. T. and Baldwin, D. G., Describing baseball pitch movement with right-hand rules, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 37: 1001-1008, 2007.
  • Baldwin, D. G., Bahill, A. T. and Nathan, A., Nickel and dime pitches, Baseball Research Journal, 35, 28-32, 2007.
  • Bahill, A. T., Physiological models, development,, in Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, J. Webster (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, 1-20, 2007, http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/emrw/9780471346081/eeee/article/W1422/current/pdf
  • Smith, E. D., Son, Y. J., Piattelli-Palmarini, M. and Bahill, A. T., Ameliorating Mental Mistakes in Tradeoff Studies, Systems Engineering, 10(3): 222-240, 2007.
  • Botta, R. and Bahill, A. T., A Prioritization Process, Engineering Management Journal, 19(4): 20-27, 2007.
  • Smith, E. D., Szidarovszky, F., Karnavas, W. J. and Bahill, A. T., Sensitivity analysis, a powerful system validation technique, The Open Cybernetics and Systemics Journal, http://www.bentham.org/open/tocsj/openaccess2.htm, 2:39-56, 2008, doi: 10.2174/1874110X00802010039
  • Bahill, A. T., Szidarovszky, F., Botta, R. and Smith, E. D., Valid models require defined levels, International Journal of General Systems, 37: iFirst pp. 1-20, 2008, DOI: 10.1080/03081070701395807
  • McBeath, M. K., Nathan, A. M., Bahill, A. T. and Baldwin, D. G., Paradoxical pop-ups: Why are they difficult to catch? American Journal of Physics, 76(8): 723-729, August 2008. [DOI: 10.1119/1.2937899].

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