Interactive digital matting, the process of extracting a foreground object from an image based
on limited user input, is an important task in image and video editing. From a computer …

The current study presents an intelligent decision support model using rule sets based on a
typical building energy management system. In addition, the model's impact on the energy …

Currently, designers often pay little attention to integrated innovation during the design
process of products. In addition, the product assistance design systems mainly focus on the …

Recent market transition from mass production to mass customization forces manufacturers
to develop product families with a common platform to increase design variety, shorten time …

概念设计对产品设计的成功与否有着决定性的影响. 在分析概念设计内涵和基本过程的基础上,
从过程建模, 信息表达, 方案生成, 方案选择和系统开发等五个方面提出了概念设计的关键技术 …

System reliability is treated as a parameter and not modeled in the early concept design
stages. We illustrate a reliability model for system reliability in early concept design using …

Conceptual design is thus crucial to define new creative products. During conceptual design
process, knowledge derivate from different domains is required to achieve a creative design …

This article focuses on a key phase of the conceptual design, the synthesis of structural
concepts of solution. Several authors have described this phase of Engineering Design. The …

A key step in conceptual design is to develop specifications for the required behaviors or
functions and transforms the specifications into the description of component configuration …

Many researchers have identified engineering design representation as a central issue for
design research and design automation development. Despite this identification, there is still …