Automatic conceptual design using experience-derived heuristics

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-144

  Potter, Stephen ^a   Culley, Stephen J ^a   Darlington, Mansur J ^a   Chawdhry, Pravir K ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Design automation; Heuristic knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESIGN; ENGINEERING; HEURISTIC METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIFICATIONS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DESIGN AUTOMATION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; HEURISTIC KNOWLEDGE;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 4043164905     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-003-0034-4     Document Type: Article

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