Artificial Intelligence in Design ’94

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Conceptual design

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Role of Computational Prototypes in Conceptual Models for Engineering Design

      • I. Donaldson, K. MacCallum

      Pages 3-20

   3. A Two-Step Approach to Conceptual Design of Mechanical Devices

      • A. Chakrabarti, T. P. Bligh

      Pages 21-38

   4. Supporting Creative Mechanical Design

      • K. Sun, B. Faltings

      Pages 39-56

   5. Innovation in Analogical Design: A Model-Based Approach

      • S. Bhatta, A. Goel, S. Prabhakar

      Pages 57-74

3. Case-based design—1

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Formalizing Case Adaptation in a Case-Based Design System

      • P. Pu, L. Purvis

      Pages 77-91

   3. A.S.A. An Interactive Assistant to Architectural Design

      • A. Giretti, L. Spalazzi, M. Lemma

      Pages 93-108

   4. The Design of a Tool Kit for Case-Based Design AIDS

      • E. A. Domeshek, J. L. Kolodner, C. M. Zimring

      Pages 109-126

4. Case-based design— 2

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Using Diagrams to Access a Case Base of Architectural Designs

      • M. Gross, C. Zimring, E. Do

      Pages 129-144

   3. Case Based Design in Architecture

      • B. Dave, G. Schmitt, B. Faltings, I. Smith

      Pages 145-162

   4. Flexible Retrieval Strategies for Case-Based Design

      • M. L. Maher, B. Balachandran

      Pages 163-180

5. Configuration design

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Generating Non-Brittle Configuration-design Tools

      • J. T. Runkel, A. Balkany, W. P. Birmingham

      Pages 183-200

   3. Configuration as Model Construction: The Constructive Problem Solving Approach

      • R. Klein, M. Buchheit, W. Nutt

      Pages 201-218

   4. An Association Model for a CAD System

      • Y. Aoki

      Pages 219-236

6. Design by generation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Constraint Unification Grammars: Specifying Languages of Parametric Designs

      • K. N. Brown, C. A. McMahon, J. H. Sims Williams

      Pages 239-256

Design is an important research topic in engineering and architecture, since design is not only a means of change but also one of the keystones of economic competitiveness and the fundamental precursor to manufacturing. However, our understanding of design as a process and our ability to model it are still very limited. The development of computational models founded on the artificial intelligence paradigm has provided an impetus for much of current design research -- both computational and cognitive. Notwithstanding their immaturity noticeable advances have been made both in extending our understanding of design and in developing tools based on that understanding.
The papers in this volume are from the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design held in August 1994 in Lausanne, Switzerland. They represent the cutting edge of research and development in this field. They are of particular interest to researchers, developers and users of computer systems in design. This volume demonstrates both the breadth and depth of artificial intelligence in design and points the way forward for our understanding of design as a process and for the development of computer-based tools to aid designers.

• architecture
• artificial intelligence
• conceptual design
• design process
• intelligence
• model

• University of Sydney, Australia

  John S. Gero, Fay Sudweeks

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