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An Improved Design Rationale Reuse Method Based on Semantic Information

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Knowledge Engineering and Management

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 278))

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Design rationale (DR) explains why an artifact is designed the way it is, which is a kind of important trait knowledge. Successful reusing of DR knowledge plays an important role in guiding design thinking and could raise design efficiency and design quality significantly. In order to satisfy the rising requirements of DR reuse, a formal expression of DR is described and a semantics-based design rationale reuse model based on the expression is proposed. Designers’ knowledge needs are analyzed based on semantics, and isolated DR elements retrieved are extended into DR segments by reasoning. After putting any isolated DR nodes in the context of design, the DR segment is easier to understand. Finally, a prototype system is developed and several examples are given to prove the validity of proposed methods.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China

    Jihong Liu & Kuan Wang

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  1. College of Computer and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Zhenkun Wen

  2. School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

    Tianrui Li

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Liu, J., Wang, K. (2014). An Improved Design Rationale Reuse Method Based on Semantic Information. In: Wen, Z., Li, T. (eds) Knowledge Engineering and Management. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 278. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54930-4_31

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