A method for integrating end-user preferences for design evaluation in rule-based systems

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 522-530

  Thurston, D L ^a   Crawford, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MACHINE DESIGN; MASTS (BOAT); OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE;

DESIGN EVALUATION; END USER PREFERENCES; HEURISTIC RULE BASE; RULES OF THUMB;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0028445377     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2919410     Document Type: Article

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