Information is useful when its context survives
A specification without a source is difficult to verify.
A calculation without its assumptions is difficult to reproduce.
A recommendation without alternatives is difficult to evaluate.
TFM is designed to preserve the relationships between technical information, evidence and the decisions that follow from them.
One system. Four ways to investigate light.
Knowledge
Data
Tools
Studies
From question to outcome.
Context
What are we trying to understand?
Requirement
What needs to be achieved?
Evidence
What information supports the requirement?
Computation
What can be calculated, simulated or tested?
Decision
What does the available evidence support?
Outcome
What happened in reality?
Independent by design
TFM is not designed to make every question lead to a product sale.
Manufacturers may eventually contribute or maintain information, but commercial participation will not influence technical ranking or conclusions.
Sources remain attributable.
Uncertainty remains visible.
Alternatives remain possible.
A CONTINUOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM.
Outcomes become new evidence, allowing the system to improve as knowledge accumulates.