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Constructing design methodologies using multiagent systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2005

CIRRUS SHAKERI  and
DAVID C. BROWN
CIRRUS SHAKERI
Affiliation:
Knowledge Technologies International, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, USA
DAVID C. BROWN
Affiliation:
Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, USA
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Abstract

An innovative approach has been developed for discovering better design methodologies that is based on simulating the design process using a multiagent system that mimics the behavior of a design team. The system implements a knowledge-based model of design in which highly specialized knowledge from expert sources is applied to synthesize a design. The agents activate the pieces of design knowledge when they become applicable. The use of knowledge by agents is recorded by tracing the steps that the agents have taken during a design project. Many traces are generated by solving a large number of design projects that differ in their requirements. A set of design methodologies is constructed by using inductive learning techniques to generalize the traces generated. These methodologies then can be used to guide human design teams through future design projects.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence in DesignDesign MethodologyDesign ProcessMultiagent SystemMultidisciplinary Design
Type
Research Article
Information
AI EDAM , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , May 2004 , pp. 115 - 134
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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