Reviewing the research activities of the engineering design community over the past few
years (many of which find their home in AI EDAM) reveals that the field is on the cusp of a …

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Our prior work presented a method for computationally structuring patent databases as a
basis for an automated design-by-analogy tool. In order to examine the validity and …

Engineering design is a problem-solving process that works from a high-level description of
a problem or plan and proceeds to iteratively define an increasingly detailed solution that …

The issues of industrial productivity and economic competitiveness are of major significance
in the US at present. By advancing the science of design, and by creating a broad computer …

Adaption and application of past design knowledge to new problems are difficult without
understanding the underlying rationale of previous designs. Design rationale includes the …

What is design? Why is design “special?” And, is it really? Many of us have often heard
these questions, pondered, and participated in the ensuing arguments. When bringing up …

Designing is one of the foundations for change in our society. It is a fundamental precursor
to manufacturing, fabrication and construction. Design research aims to develop an …

Since 1993 AI EDAM has been distinguished by its Special Issues on a wide variety of
topics. There have been from two to four Special Issues every year since that time. This is a …

Engineers can profit from the revolution in AI research that is changing the ground rules of
the profession. AI expert and consultant William Taylor provides a practical explanation of …