Engineering design
Subtitle: a synthesis of views
By: Clive L. Dym.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Engineering design.
Description: This book aims to clarify the role of representation in design, and within this context it provides an operational definition of design. Chapters describe various representation schemes (or the "languages of design"), as well as the design processes whose articulation is essential to the explication of design as a discipline. In particular, the book focuses on the contribution of artificial intelligence (AI) to engineering design. With its clear presentation of the main ideas of recent AI-based models of design, set within the context of inductive design models, the book offers an integrated view of current thinking about design. Also included is a brief review of some key AI-based problem-solving methods and classical design tools. The author closes with a look ahead at the roles that symbolic representation and knowledge-based (expert) systems can play in engineering design both in practice and in education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.