An agent-based paradigm for building intelligent CAD systems

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 231-244

  Bento, J ^a   Feijo B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Design modelling; Hybrid architecture; Intelligent CAD systems; Reactive agents

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

DESIGN MODELLING; HYBRID ARCHITECTURE; REACTIVE AGENTS; SOLID MODELLING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031186421     PISSN: 09541810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0954-1810(96)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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