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Part-selection triptych: A representation, problem properties and problem definition, and problem-solving method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2000

TIMOTHY P. DARR
Affiliation:
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Timothy P. Darr now at Trilogy Development Group, 6034 West Courtyard Drive, Austin, TX, 78730.
WILLIAM P. BIRMINGHAM
Affiliation:
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Abstract

In part-selection problems, parts are selected from catalogs and connected to meet the following problem requirements: functionality, specifications, and constraints. This paper formally defines the part-selection problem, enumerates a set of design properties that are useful during a search for a design solution, and provides an algorithm for solving part-selection problems based on a novel set of operators for manipulating portions of the design space.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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