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Techniques for Intelligent Computer-Aided Design

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Artificial Intelligence in Design

Part of the book series: Artificial Intelligence in Industry Series ((AI INDUSTRY))

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The majority of the computer-aided design (CAD) systems developed to date are not true design systems. They are in most cases mere draughting or analysis packages lacking the intelligence and creative faculty of the human designer. Due to the recent availability of massive computing power at relatively low cost, opportunities have arisen for building CAD systems with more genuine design abilities [1–12]. These systems apply techniques drawn from the branch of computer science known as artificial intelligence (AI). The most promising techniques are those of expert systems or intelligent knowledge-based systems. Several of these techniques will be discussed in different parts of the book. They, together with others, will be assembled and overviewed in this chapter. The chapter contains two main sections. The first deals with techniques underlying intelligent knowledge-based systems in general. The second is devoted to techniques applicable to intelligent knowledge-based systems for design.

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Pham, D.T., Tacgin, E. (1991). Techniques for Intelligent Computer-Aided Design. In: Pham, D.T. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Design. Artificial Intelligence in Industry Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74354-2_1

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