Knowledge based engineering: Between AI and CAD. Review of a language based technology to support engineering design

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-179

  Rocca, Gianfranco La ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Engineering design; Generative design; Knowledge based design; Knowledge based engineering; Knowledge engineering; Rule based design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING DESIGN; GENERATIVE DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE BASED DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE-BASED ENGINEERING; RULE-BASED DESIGN;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 84859569850     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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