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Computational Models of Design Processes

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Design Theory ’88

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This paper attempts three major tasks. The first is to give an overview of computational models of design processes. This provides a context for the second major task, to provide a descriptive review of the research on computational models of design being sponsored by the NSF Design Theory and Methodology Program. The third is to provide a critique of the Program and of the work being sponsored.

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  1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Gale E. Nevill Jr.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 12180-3590, Troy, New York, USA

    Sandra L. Newsome

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 12180-3590, Troy, New York, USA

    W. R. Spillers

  3. Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Susan Finger

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Nevill, G.E. (1989). Computational Models of Design Processes. In: Newsome, S.L., Spillers, W.R., Finger, S. (eds) Design Theory ’88. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3646-7_8

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