scholarly journals Development of PSS Design Support System: Knowledge-based Design Support and Qualitative Evaluation

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Akasaka ◽  
Y. Nemoto ◽  
R. Chiba ◽  
Y. Shimomura
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Design Support System ◽  
Knowledge Based Design ◽  
System Knowledge

Development of a knowledge-based design support system

1992 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Smithers ◽  
M.X. Tang ◽  
N. Tomes ◽  
P. Buck ◽  
B. Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Design Support System ◽  
Knowledge Based Design

A knowledge-based architecture for intelligent design support

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
MING XI TANG
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Support System ◽  
Intelligent Design ◽  
Knowledge Engineering ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Design Support System ◽  
Knowledge Based Design

The development of a knowledge-based design support system is a lengthy and costly process because various computational techniques necessary for intelligent design support are not readily available in a knowledge-based environment. The systematisation of design knowledge needs combined efforts from designers and knowledge engineers. Existing knowledge-based system development tools offer limited support to intelligent design support which require sophisticated knowledge engineering techniques in terms of knowledge representation, inference, control, truth maintenance and learning. In this paper, a knowledge-based architecture for intelligent design support is described. The existing knowledge-based design system architectures are reviewed first. Five key issues in intelligent design support using knowledge engineering techniques, i.e. design knowledge representation, structure of design knowledge base, intelligent control of design process, consistency and context management of design knowledge, and modelling of design collaboration are then discussed. These discussions provide a basis for a description of a knowledge-based design support system architecture which has been implemented in a Lisp-based environment and tested in two different domains. Current application of this architecture in the development of a design support system in the domain of mechanical engineering design at the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre is presented and evaluated.

scholarly journals Knowledge-Based Layout Design Support System for Substations

1988 ◽  
Vol 108 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-392
Author(s):  
Shouichi Mutou ◽  
Junichi Yoshizaya ◽  
Hideo Tanaka ◽  
Kenichi Yoshida ◽  
Yasuhiro Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Layout Design ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Design Support System

A Knowledge-Based Conceptual Design Support System

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 1540-1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woldemichael Dereje Engida ◽  
Fakhruldin Mohd Hashim ◽  
Sujan Debnath
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Support System ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Concept Generation ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Design Support System

Conceptual design process is considered as the most critical and important phase of product design process. It is the stage where product’s fundamental features are determined, large proportion of the lifecycle cost of the product is committed, and other major decisions are made, which have significant impact on the downstream design and related manufacturing processes. It is also a knowledge intensive process where diverse knowledge and several years of experience are put together to design quality and cost effective products. Unfortunately, computer support systems for this phase are lagging behind compared to the currently available commercial computer aided design (CAD) tools for the later stage of design. This paper proposes a knowledge-based conceptual design support system in which design concepts from existing products and previous experiences are captured and used to design future products. The conceptual design support system will assist designers during the conceptual design process by generating concepts on a morphology chart and handling some of the repetitive tasks. In addition, the generated concepts may inspire designers to generate new concepts. The design support system addresses the key features of conceptual design process such as functional analysis, concept generation and concept evaluation with aid of the production rules within the knowledge-based system.

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