Issues and applications of case-based reasoning in design
Maher, Mary Lou Ed.
Issues and applications of case-based reasoning in design - New Jersey Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 1997 - xi,342p.
CONTENTS
List of Contributors ix
Preface xi
1 Introduction to the Issues and Applications of Case-Based Reasoning in Design Mary Lou Maher, Pearl Pu 1
Introduction 1
Applications of case-based reasoning to design 2
Issues in developing case-based design systems 4
Summary 9
References 9
2 The Designers' Muse
Eric A. Domeshek, Janet L Kolodner 11
Conceptual design 11
A brief history of case-based design aids 14
Browsing in a case-based design aid 17
Experience with design-MUSE and CBDAs 24
Related work 30
Future directions 33
References 36
3 Case Reuse by Model-Based Interpretation
BoiFaltings 39
Introduction 39
Case interpretations 41
FAMING: A case study in mechanism design 43
CADRE: A case study in architecture 50
Constraint satisfaction techniques 54
Importance of cases 57
Conclusions 57
References 58
4 Case-Based Design in a Software Environment That Supports the Early Phases in Building Design
Ulrich Flamming, Zeyno Aygen, Robert Coyne, James Snyder 61
Introduction 61
Overview of SEED 62
Requirements for case-based design in SEED 65
Overall approach 66
Indexing and retrieval 70
Case adaptation 75
Implementation 77
The larger context 82
References 83
5 KRIITIK: An Early Case-Based Design System
Ashok K. Goel, Sambasiva R. Bhatta, Eleni Stroulia 87
Introduction 87
An illustrative example 90
Structure-behavior-function models 95
Case-based adaptive design 103
Evaluation of the integrated theory 122
Related research 125
Conclusions 128
References 129
6 Plausible Design Advice Through Case-Based Reasoning
Thomas R. Hinrichs 133
What is plausible design 133
A computational model of plausible design 134
Designing with JULIA: An example 147
JULIA's software architecture 149
Lessons learned 153
Issues in applying plausible design to other domains 155
Conclusions 158
References 159
7 CASECAD and CADSYN Mary Lou Nlaher
Introduction 161
CASECAD 163
CADSYN 171
Comparing CASECAD and CADSYN 180
Conclusions 185
References 185
8 Representation and Synthesis of Non-Monotonic Mechanical Devices
S. Narasimhan, Katia P. Sycara, D. Navin Chandra 187
Introduction 187
Related work 190
Conceptual mechanical design 192
The case-based model in CADET 194
Case index representation 196
Influence graphs 200
ISD—Representing general device behaviors explicitly 201
Index transformation 206
Case retrieval for ISDs 211
Design example 213
Conclusion 218
References 222
9 Formalizing the Adaptation Process for Case-Based Design
Pearl Pu, Lisa Purvis 221
Introduction 221
Related work 224
Case representation 225
Adaptation 228
Examples 231
Analysis and results 237
Conclusion 239
References 239
10 Case-Based Architectural Design
Gerhard Schmitt, Bharat Dave, Shen-Guan Shih 241
Introduction 241
Case-based design in architectural history 242
Case-based representation of architecture 246
A case-based design system 247
Discussion 255
Conclusion 258
References 259
11 Integrating Cases, Sub-Cases, and Generic Prototypes for Design
Costas Tsatsoulis, Perry Alexander 261
Introduction 261
Methodological approach: The structure of a design case 264
ASP-II: A CBR system that designs simulation plans 265
PANDA: A case-based system to aid novice designers 271
BENTON: A multi-agent CBR tool that designs software
specifications 279
Related work 295
Summary and conclusions 296
References 297
12 Case Design Specialists in FABEL
AngiVoss 301
About FABEL 301
Major strategic decisions in FABEL 302
Representation of designs 305
Retrieval 309
Adaptation 317
More design support 323
What about cases? 328
Further topics 330
FABEL highlights 331
References 332
Author Index 337
Subject Index 341
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Issues and applications of case-based reasoning in design - New Jersey Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 1997 - xi,342p.
CONTENTS
List of Contributors ix
Preface xi
1 Introduction to the Issues and Applications of Case-Based Reasoning in Design Mary Lou Maher, Pearl Pu 1
Introduction 1
Applications of case-based reasoning to design 2
Issues in developing case-based design systems 4
Summary 9
References 9
2 The Designers' Muse
Eric A. Domeshek, Janet L Kolodner 11
Conceptual design 11
A brief history of case-based design aids 14
Browsing in a case-based design aid 17
Experience with design-MUSE and CBDAs 24
Related work 30
Future directions 33
References 36
3 Case Reuse by Model-Based Interpretation
BoiFaltings 39
Introduction 39
Case interpretations 41
FAMING: A case study in mechanism design 43
CADRE: A case study in architecture 50
Constraint satisfaction techniques 54
Importance of cases 57
Conclusions 57
References 58
4 Case-Based Design in a Software Environment That Supports the Early Phases in Building Design
Ulrich Flamming, Zeyno Aygen, Robert Coyne, James Snyder 61
Introduction 61
Overview of SEED 62
Requirements for case-based design in SEED 65
Overall approach 66
Indexing and retrieval 70
Case adaptation 75
Implementation 77
The larger context 82
References 83
5 KRIITIK: An Early Case-Based Design System
Ashok K. Goel, Sambasiva R. Bhatta, Eleni Stroulia 87
Introduction 87
An illustrative example 90
Structure-behavior-function models 95
Case-based adaptive design 103
Evaluation of the integrated theory 122
Related research 125
Conclusions 128
References 129
6 Plausible Design Advice Through Case-Based Reasoning
Thomas R. Hinrichs 133
What is plausible design 133
A computational model of plausible design 134
Designing with JULIA: An example 147
JULIA's software architecture 149
Lessons learned 153
Issues in applying plausible design to other domains 155
Conclusions 158
References 159
7 CASECAD and CADSYN Mary Lou Nlaher
Introduction 161
CASECAD 163
CADSYN 171
Comparing CASECAD and CADSYN 180
Conclusions 185
References 185
8 Representation and Synthesis of Non-Monotonic Mechanical Devices
S. Narasimhan, Katia P. Sycara, D. Navin Chandra 187
Introduction 187
Related work 190
Conceptual mechanical design 192
The case-based model in CADET 194
Case index representation 196
Influence graphs 200
ISD—Representing general device behaviors explicitly 201
Index transformation 206
Case retrieval for ISDs 211
Design example 213
Conclusion 218
References 222
9 Formalizing the Adaptation Process for Case-Based Design
Pearl Pu, Lisa Purvis 221
Introduction 221
Related work 224
Case representation 225
Adaptation 228
Examples 231
Analysis and results 237
Conclusion 239
References 239
10 Case-Based Architectural Design
Gerhard Schmitt, Bharat Dave, Shen-Guan Shih 241
Introduction 241
Case-based design in architectural history 242
Case-based representation of architecture 246
A case-based design system 247
Discussion 255
Conclusion 258
References 259
11 Integrating Cases, Sub-Cases, and Generic Prototypes for Design
Costas Tsatsoulis, Perry Alexander 261
Introduction 261
Methodological approach: The structure of a design case 264
ASP-II: A CBR system that designs simulation plans 265
PANDA: A case-based system to aid novice designers 271
BENTON: A multi-agent CBR tool that designs software
specifications 279
Related work 295
Summary and conclusions 296
References 297
12 Case Design Specialists in FABEL
AngiVoss 301
About FABEL 301
Major strategic decisions in FABEL 302
Representation of designs 305
Retrieval 309
Adaptation 317
More design support 323
What about cases? 328
Further topics 330
FABEL highlights 331
References 332
Author Index 337
Subject Index 341
0805823123
620.0042 / MAH