Table Of ContentKNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
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KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
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IFlP WGS.2
Fifth Workshop on Knowledge Intensive CAD
July 23-25, 2002, St. Julians, Malta
Edited by
Jonathan C. Borg
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
University of Malta
Malta
Philip J. Farrugia
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
University of Malta
Malta
Kenneth P. Camilleri
Department of Microelectronics
University of Malta
Malta
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Knowledge Intensive Design Technology
Edited by Jonathan C. Borg, Philip J. Farrugia and Kenneth P. Camilleri
ISBN 978-1-4757-5638-8 ISBN 978-0-387-35708-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-35708-9
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Contents
Preface Vll
PART ONE: KIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES 1
Towards Agent-Based Product Modelling 3
JOHN S. GERO AND UDO KANNENGIESSER
On a Grammar-Based Design Language That Supports Automated
Design Generation and Creativity 19
ROLF ALBER AND STEPHAN RUDOLPH
Preliminary Design Support for Mechanical Products Based on
Functional Requirements and Modular Concepts Using Genetic
Algorithms 37
MICHIKO MATSUDA, YUKI NAODA AND FuMIHIKO KIMURA
PART TWO: KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMISATION 51
Features in Knowledge Intensive CAD: Roles & Types 53
DAVID C. BROWN
A Methodology to Acquire and Formalise Process Knowledge for
Technology Innovation: An Industrial Application 65
CATERINA RIZZI, DA VIDE RUOZI AND NICOLA GHERRI
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LCA Related Interactive Knowledge Visualisation for Product Design 81
HARALD E. OTTO, KARL G. MUELLER AND FUMIHIKO KIMURA
Engineering Index 97
RON M. DOLIN, JANE M. BOOKER, CHERYLL L. FAUST,
MICHAEL S. HAMADA, AND BRIAN J. REARDON
PART THREE: PROTOTYPE KIC SYSTEMS 113
Knowledge Intensive 'Paper-based' Form Sketching 115
PHILIP J. FARRUGIA, JONATHAN C. BORG, KENNETH P. CAMILLERI,
DAWN SCICLUNA, XIU T.YAN, AND JOSEPH MUSCAT
Design Knowledge Management Based on a Model of Synthesis 131
YUTAKA NOMAGUCHI AND TETSUO TOMIYAMA
Use of Knowledge Intensive CAD (KIC) in Virtual Product Validation 151
DANIEL c.Y. YIP, HENRY M. C. LAW, KAREN K. P. CHENG, AND
FRANCIS K.H. LAU
Design Context Knowledge Based Proactive Support for
Component Design 169
XIU-TIAN YAN, FAYYAZ REHMAN AND JONATHAN C. BORG
Author index 185
Keyword index 187
Preface
There is no doubt that Design Technology plays a key role in today's
advanced product development environment. To reduce the time to market,
achieve zero defect quality the first time, and use available production and
logistics resources effectively, product and design process knowledge
covering the whole product life-cycle must be efficiently and effectively
used during product design. With greater emphasis over the last decade on
better functionally, cheaper, and greener man-made objects, understanding
how to systematically capture, structure and proactively reuse product life
cycle knowledge is becoming more and more a necessity if we are to
effectively and efficiently support such an industrial requirement. This book,
focusing on Knowledge Intensive Design Technology is a collection of
papers presented at the Fifth workshop held in Malta in July 2002 and co
ordinated for IFIP Work Group 5.2 by the Department of Manufacturing
Engineering of the University of Malta.
IFIP's Working Group 5.2 has over the years organized a series of
workshops extending the concept of intelligent Computer Aided Design CAD
to the concept of "knowledge intensive engineering". The aim of these
workshops is to clarify and elaborate the concepts of knowledge intensive
design and CAD by providing an international forum for mutual discussions
and exchange of opinions between experts and industrial practitioners in the
field. The first Knowledge Intensive CAD (KIC) workshop in Helsinki
University of Technology, Espoo, Finland (1995) focused on exploring the
concept of knowledge intensive design as a part of knowledge intensive
engineering activities. The second workshop at Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, USA (1996) examined architectures and methodologies for
"knowledge intensive CAD" based on the results of the first workshop. The
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third workshop at the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, (1998) focused on
the implementations and applications of knowledge intensive CAD systems.
The fourth workshop at the University of Parma, Italy (2000) looked at the
evolution of knowledge intensive design for the life cycle.
Essentially, the papers included in this book are derived from the 14
presented at the Fifth workshop. The chapters will progressively take the
reader through the following sequential sections making up the book:
Part One - KIC Development Approaches
Part Two - Knowledge Systematization
Part Three - Prototype KIC Systems
In these three sections, readers will find contributions related to:
- architectures for knowledge intensive CAD systems;
methodologies for knowledge intensive CAD system development;
- product life-cycle knowledge systematization & management;
- implementation, application & validation of KIC systems;
evolution of knowledge intensive design for the life-cycle;
- knowledge intensive CAD systems for different design stages.
Besides being of interest to practicing engineers/scientists involved in
R&D or to Masters and Ph.D students interested in learning about knowledge
intensive design technology, the contents of this book are also of relevance
to all those in industry concerned with:
capturing & structuring company-specific knowledge for proactive reuse
to increase product development efficiency;
- specifying or sourcing tools/methods that support a 'design for
manufacture & assembly' approach;
influencing the development of future CAD systems.
As co-editors of this book, we would like to thank all authors for their
valid research contributions and for the generation of chapters making up
this volume. We also thank the International Scientific Programme
Committee as all members deserve special thanks for their time, effort,
pertinent comments and the constructive recommendations made. Last but
not least, thanks go to the University of Malta, the Malta Chamber of
Professional Engineers (CaE) and the Malta Council for Science &
Technology (MCST) for the support provided in hosting KIC-5 here In
Malta.
Jonathan C. Borg Philip J. Farrugia Kenneth P. Camilleri
Department of Department of Department of
Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Microelectronics
University of Malta -Malta, 27 October 2003
PART ONE
KIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
