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A method and system for reducing development time of a complex system such as an automobile engine utilizing correlation matrices are provided. First, second and tertiary level correlation matrices are preferably created and stored on a computer system in a LAN. The correlation matrices are provided

A method and system for reducing development time of a complex system such as an automobile engine utilizing correlation matrices are provided. First, second and tertiary level correlation matrices are preferably created and stored on a computer system in a LAN. The correlation matrices are provided to identify the minimum necessary tests and components that are required to parallel test the subsystems of a selected major engine system without the use of the entire engine. In a matrix development stage, test procedures are researched and various engineers are consulted to subjectively rank the matrices to obtain subjective matrices. These rankings allow one to determine which components are required to validate an engine subsystem test. In addition, an objective matrix is developed in a matrix validation procedure based on actual test results of a fully functional engine. This allows the user to compare the objective matrix with a corresponding subjective matrix to determine a level of confidence. Use of this method and system would enable engineers to predict the behavior of subsystems within their natural environment with a high level of confidence.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for reducing development time of a complex system utilizing correlation matrices, the complex system having major systems, each major system having subsystems and each subsystem having components, the method comprising the steps of:creating and storing on a compu

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for reducing development time of a complex system utilizing correlation matrices, the complex system having major systems, each major system having subsystems and each subsystem having components, the method comprising the steps of:creating and storing on a computer system correlation matrices for correlating the major systems to the subsystems and the subsystems to the components;selecting subsystems to be tested and components required for each subsystem test from the stored correlation matrices; andtesting the selected subsystems in parallel separate from the complex system to obtain a first set of test results for each of the tested subsystems.