Expert Systems for Engineering Design presents the application of expert system methods to a variety of engineering design problems. This book provides the technical details on how the methods are used to solve specific design problems in chemical engineering, civil engineering, and several others. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the synthesis, the creation, and development of alternative designs. This text then examines the nature of design expertise and the types of computer tools that can enhance the expert's decision-making. Other chapters consider the integration of tools into intelligent, cooperative frameworks. This book discusses as well the use of graphic interfaces with built-in knowledge about the designs being configured. The final chapter deals with the development of software tools for automatic design synthesis and evaluation within the integrated framework of a computer-aided mechanical design system known as CASE, which stands for computer-aided simultaneous engineering. This book is a valuable resource for engineers and architects. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages ix-x Contributors , Pages xi-xii 1 - Research in Expert Systems for Engineering Design , Pages 1-33 , MICHAEL D. RYCHENER Introduction to Synthesis: The Generation of Alternative Designs , Pages 35-36 2 - HI-RISE: An Expert System for Preliminary Structural Design , Pages 37-52 , MARY LOU MAHER 3 - The DECADE Catalyst Selection System , Pages 53-91 , RENÉ BAÑARES-ALCAŃTARA, ARTHUR W. WESTERBERG, EDMOND I. KO, MICHAEL D. RYCHENER 4 - Rule-Based Systems in Computer-Aided Architectural Design , Pages 93-112 , ULRICH FLEMMING 5 - Single Board Computer Synthesis , Pages 113-139 , WILLIAM P. BIRMINGHAM, DANIEL P. SIEWIOREK 6 - Knowledge-Based Alloy Design , Pages 141-170 , INGEMAR HULTHAGE, MARTHA L. FARINACCI, MARK S. FOX, MICHAEL D. RYCHENER Introduction to Expertise: The Nature of Expert Decisions , Pages 171-172 7 - Expertise of the Architect , Pages 173-196 , ÖMER AKIN 8 - A Graphical Design Environment for Quantitative Decision Models , Pages 197-217 , CHARLES WIECHA, MAX HENRION Introduction to Integrated Software Organizations: Design Tools and Environments , Pages 219-220 9 - Artificial Intelligence Techniques: Expanding VLSI Design Automation Technology , Pages 221-239 , JAMES D. DANIELL, ALLEN M. DEWEY, STEPHEN W. DIRECTOR 10 - Building Large-Scale Software Organizations , Pages 241-256 , SAROSH TALUKDAR, ELERI CARDOZO 11 - ARCHPLAN: An Architectural Planning Front End to Engineering Design Expert Systems , Pages 257-278 , GERHARD SCHMITT 12 - Design Systems Integration in CASE , Pages 279-301 , JIM REHG, ALBERTO ELFES, SAROSH TALUKDAR, ROB WOODBURY, MOSHE EISENBERGER, RICHARD H. EDAHL Index , Pages 303-306
