Artificial Intelligence in Design ’96

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Multi-Level Molecular Representation....Pages 3-20
Text Analysis for Constructing Design Representations....Pages 21-38
Learning Genetic Representations as Alternative to Hand-Coded Shape Grammars....Pages 39-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Reactive Design Agents in Solid Modelling....Pages 61-75
A Framework for Design Object Evolution....Pages 77-96
Creating Design Objects from Cases for Interactive Spatial Composition....Pages 97-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Integrating a Genetic Algorithm into a Knowledge-Based System for Ordering Complex Design Processes....Pages 119-133
AI in Control System Design Using a New Paradigm for Design Representation....Pages 135-150
Automated Design of Both the Topology and Sizing of Analog Electrical Circuits Using Genetic Programming....Pages 151-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
A Study of Case Adaptation Systems....Pages 173-189
Applying Formal Methods to Case Based Design AIDS....Pages 191-210
Designing Nutritional Menus Using Case-Based and Rule-Based Reasoning....Pages 211-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
On Design Formalization and Retrieval of Reuse Candidates....Pages 231-250
Design Rationale and Design Patterns in Reusable Software Design....Pages 251-268
Constraint-Based Retrieval of Engineering Design Cases....Pages 269-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
A Networks Approach For Representation and Evolution of Shape Grammars....Pages 291-310
Variable-Complexity Evolution of Shape Grammars for Engineering Design....Pages 311-324
Grammars for Machine Design....Pages 325-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Design Sheet: A System for Exploring Design Space....Pages 347-366
Using Modeling Knowledge to Guide Design Space Search....Pages 367-385
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Explanatory Interface in Interactive Design Environments....Pages 387-405
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Learning by Single Function Agents during Spring Design....Pages 409-428
A Machine Learning Approach to Automated Design Classification, Association and Retrieval....Pages 429-445
Learning to Choose a Reformulation for Numerical Optimization of Engineering Designs....Pages 447-462
Front Matter....Pages 463-463
Virtual Building Site....Pages 465-483
A Mobile Agent-Oriented Approach to a Distributed Design Support System....Pages 485-504
Visionmanager: A Computer Environment for Design Evolution Capture....Pages 505-524
Front Matter....Pages 525-525
Elicitation of Rules for Graphic Design Evaluation....Pages 527-540
A Model-Based Tool for Finding Faults in Hardware Designs....Pages 541-559
On Knowledge Level Theories of Design Process....Pages 561-579
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
A Representation Scheme to Support Conceptual Design of Mechatronic Systems....Pages 583-602
Generating Conceptual Solutions on Funcsion: Evolution of a Functional Synthesiser....Pages 603-622
Adopting a Minimum Commitment Principle for Computer Aided Geometric Design Systems....Pages 623-639
Front Matter....Pages 641-641
The Generation of Form Using an Evolutionary Approach....Pages 643-662
Evolutionary Layout Design....Pages 663-680
DOM-ARCADE: Assistance Services for Construction, Evaluation, and Adaptation of Design Layouts....Pages 681-699
Front Matter....Pages 701-701
Emergent Behaviour in Co-Evolutionary Design....Pages 703-722
Innovative Design Based on Sharable Physical Knowledge....Pages 723-742
Assisting Creativity by Composite Representation....Pages 743-759
Skeleton-Based Techniques for the Creative Synthesis of Structural Shapes....Pages 761-780
Back Matter....Pages 781-782