Brown / Chandrasekaran Design Problem Solving

Knowledge Structures and Control Strategies
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-5888-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Web PDF

Design Problem Solving: Knowledge Structures and Control Strategies describes the application of the generic task methodology to the problem of routine design. This book discusses the generic task methodology and what constitutes the essence of the Al approach to problem solving, including the analysis of design as an information processing activity. The basic design problem solving framework, DSPL language, and AIR-CYL Air cylinder design system are also elaborated. Other topics include the high level languages based on generic tasks, structure of a Class 3 design problem solver, and failure handling in routine design. The conceptual structure for the air cylinder and improvements to DSPL system support are likewise covered in this text. This publication is beneficial to students and specialists concerned with solving design problems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, David C.

Chandrasekaran, B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Design Problem Solving: Knowledge Structures and Control Strategies;2
3;Copyright Page;3
4;Table of Contents;4
5;List of Figures;8
6;Preface and Acknowledgements;9
7;Chapter 1. Introduction;10
7.1;1.1 What is the Book About?;10
7.2;1.2 Artificial Intelligence vs Traditional Computational Methods;10
7.3;1.3 Generic Tasks: Expert Systems Beyond Rules and Frames;15
8;Chapter 2. A Framework for Design Problem Solving;28
8.1;2.1 What is the Design Problem?;28
8.2;2.2 What Kind of Space to Search?;30
8.3;2.3 Information Processing Analysis of Design;32
8.4;2.4 Implications of Above Analysis;40
8.5;2.5 Classes of Design;41
9;Chapter 3. Expert System Architecture for Class 3 Design;46
9.1;3.1 The Structure of a Class 3 Design Problem-Solver;46
9.2;3.2 Design Agents;46
9.3;3.3 DDB: The Design Data-base;56
9.4;3.4 Other Agents;58
9.5;3.5 The Action of a Class 3 Design Problem-Solver;58
9.6;3.6 Inter-agent Communication;60
9.7;3.7 Design Agent Action;62
9.8;3.8 Plan Selection;65
9.9;3.9 Summary;73
10;Chapter 4. Failure Handling in Routine Design;74
10.1;4.1 Introduction to Failure-Handling;74
10.2;4.2 Knowledge for Failure Handling;76
10.3;4.3 Redesign Problem-solving;80
10.4;4.4 An Overview of Failure Handling;81
10.5;4.5 Design Agent Failure;82
10.6;4.6 Failure-handling in Other Research;96
10.7;4.7 Summary;100
11;Chapter 5. DSPL: A Language for Design Expert Systems;102
11.1;5.1 Introduction;102
11.2;5.2 Specialist Example;103
11.3;5.3 Plan Example;104
11.4;5.4 Task Example;105
11.5;5.5 Step Example;105
11.6;5.6 Constraint Example;107
11.7;5.7 Redesigner Example;108
11.8;5.8 Failure Handler Example;110
11.9;5.9 Sponsor Example;111
11.10;5.10 Selector Example;111
11.11;5.11 Summary;114
12;Chapter 6. AIR-CYL: An Air CylinderDesign System;116
12.1;6.1 An Instance of Class 3 design;116
12.2;6.2 The AIR-CYL System;119
12.3;6.3 The DSPL System;123
12.4;6.4 The Design Data-base;125
12.5;6.5 Summary;129
13;Chapter 7. Design Problem Solving:A Research Agenda;130
13.1;7.1 Improvements to DSPL System Support;130
13.2;7.2 Problem-solving in DSPL;132
13.3;7.3 Limitations of Class 3 Approach;138
13.4;7.4 Directions for Design Research;139
13.5;7.5 Conclusions;141
14;References;144
15;Appendix A: Design Trace;154
16;Appendix B: Design Trace with Step Redesign;162
17;Appendix C: Design Trace withTask Redesign;180
18;Appendix D: Plan Selection Trace;190
19;Appendix E: DSPL Syntax;200