A review of research in mechanical engineering design. Part II: Representations, analysis, and design for the life cycle

S Finger, JR Dixon - Research in engineering design, 1989 - Springer
This is the second of a two-part paper summarizing and reviewing research in mechanical
engineering design theory and methodology. Part I included 1) descriptive models; 2) …

[图书][B] Concurrent engineering: automation, tools, and techniques

A Kusiak - 1993 - books.google.com
Presents a top-down approach to the design, development, testing and recyclability of
products, components and systems across a wide range of industries. Starting with the …

An artificial intelligence-based constraint network system for concurrent engineering

RE Young, A Greef, P O'GRADY - The International Journal Of …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a new approach to concurrent engineering, namely the use of artificial
intelligence constraint networks to advise the designer on improvements that can be made …

Expert system approach in design of mechanical components

N Ramachandran, A Shah, NA Langrana - Engineering with computers, 1988 - Springer
The present investigation is aimed toward the development of knowledge-based aids for the
design of mechanical systems. We have developed and implemented the knowledgebased …

An agent-based framework for cooperating expert systems in concurrent engineering

GQ Huang - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 1994 - Elsevier
This paper describes an agent-based framework with a tandem integration architecture for
cooperating distributed, heterogeneous, and autonomous concurrent engineering systems …

The complementary roles of knowledge-based systems and numerical optimization in engineering design software

R Ellsworth, A Parkinson, F Cain - 1989 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In many engineering design problems, the designer converges upon a good design by
iteratively evaluating a mathematical model of the design problem. The trial-and-error …

Factors that affect planning in a knowledge-based system for mechanical engineering design optimization with application to the design of mechanical power …

DA Hoeltzel, WH Chieng - Engineering with computers, 1989 - Springer
Intelligent computer-aided design (CAD) emulates the human activity of design so that
production planning, decision making, and inventive design can be performed by …

Agents: Object-oriented Prolog system for cooperating knowledge-based systems

GQ Huang, JA Brandon - Knowledge-Based Systems, 1992 - Elsevier
Engineering domains such as manufacturing design are complicated, while expert systems
are dedicated to the solution of problems within narrow domains. The range of problem …

GENERAL DESIGN KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM SHELL, WITH APPLICATION TO DWELL MECHANISM DESIGN.

D Rosen, A Erdman, D Riley - 1987 - experts.umn.edu
Research in intelligent design automation has increased in recent years, utilizing advances
in expert system and artificial intelligence technology. Advances in general design …

[图书][B] Knowledge management for preliminary mechanical design

RH Crawford Jr - 1989 - search.proquest.com
Preliminary mechanical design can be viewed in terms of two exploration processes:
exploration of different problem formulations (different constraints, alternate goals, variations …