Ebook: From Knowledge Intensive CAD to Knowledge Intensive Engineering: IFIP TC5 WG5.2. Fourth Workshop on Knowledge Intensive CAD May 22–24, 2000, Parma, Italy

IFIP Working Group 5.2 has organized a series of workshops extending the concept of intelligent CAD to the concept of "knowledge intensive engineering". The concept advocates that intensive life-cycle knowledge regarding products and design processes must be incorporated in the center of the CAD architecture. It focuses on the systematization and sharing of knowledge across the life-cycle stages and organizational boundaries.
From Knowledge Intensive CAD to Knowledge Intensive Engineering comprises the Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Knowledge Intensive CAD, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Parma, Italy in May 2000. This workshop looked at the evolution of knowledge intensive design for the product life cycle moving towards knowledge intensive engineering.
The 18 selected papers present an overview of the state-of-the-art in knowledge intensive engineering, discussing theoretical aspects and also practical systems and experiences gained in this area. An invited speaker paper is also included, discussing the role of knowledge in product and process innovation and technology for processing semantic knowledge.
Main issues discussed in the book are:

• Architectures for knowledge intensive CAD;
• Tools for knowledge intensive CAD;
• Methodologies for knowledge intensive CAD;
• Implementation of knowledge intensive CAD;
• Applications of knowledge intensive CAD;
• Evolution of knowledge intensive design for the life-cycle;
• Formal methods.

The volume is essential reading for researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, systems developers of advanced computer-aided design and manufacturing systems, and engineers involved in industrial applications.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Knowledge-Base Innovation — a Technology of the Future....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Leadership Based Agent Architecture....Pages 13-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning....Pages 29-44
Geometric Exemplars....Pages 45-57
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining within a Design Environment....Pages 59-74
A Framework For Knowledge Intensive ‘Artefact Life’ Design....Pages 75-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Representation and Conversion of Dimension Units in CAD Data Models....Pages 91-102
Managing CAD Data as a Multimedia Data Type Using Digital Watermarking....Pages 103-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Integration of Life-Cycle Constraints in Design Activity....Pages 119-130
Document-based Design Process Knowledge Management for Knowledge Intensive Engineering....Pages 131-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Integrated Product and Process Design of Microwave Modules Using AI Planning and Integer Programming....Pages 147-158
How to Represent “Intelligent” Components in a Product Model....Pages 159-172
Topological Constraints in Ship Design....Pages 173-181
Kinematics Support for Design and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems....Pages 183-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Towards a Logical Framework for Engineering Design Processes....Pages 201-212
On Engineering Design Generation with XML-Based Knowledge-Enhanced Grammars....Pages 213-225
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Issues in Building and Evaluating Networked Engineering Environments....Pages 229-235
Towards a methodology for estimating the global impacts of innovative design scenarii....Pages 237-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-252

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Knowledge-Base Innovation — a Technology of the Future....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Leadership Based Agent Architecture....Pages 13-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning....Pages 29-44
Geometric Exemplars....Pages 45-57
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining within a Design Environment....Pages 59-74
A Framework For Knowledge Intensive ‘Artefact Life’ Design....Pages 75-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Representation and Conversion of Dimension Units in CAD Data Models....Pages 91-102
Managing CAD Data as a Multimedia Data Type Using Digital Watermarking....Pages 103-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Integration of Life-Cycle Constraints in Design Activity....Pages 119-130
Document-based Design Process Knowledge Management for Knowledge Intensive Engineering....Pages 131-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Integrated Product and Process Design of Microwave Modules Using AI Planning and Integer Programming....Pages 147-158
How to Represent “Intelligent” Components in a Product Model....Pages 159-172
Topological Constraints in Ship Design....Pages 173-181
Kinematics Support for Design and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems....Pages 183-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Towards a Logical Framework for Engineering Design Processes....Pages 201-212
On Engineering Design Generation with XML-Based Knowledge-Enhanced Grammars....Pages 213-225
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Issues in Building and Evaluating Networked Engineering Environments....Pages 229-235
Towards a methodology for estimating the global impacts of innovative design scenarii....Pages 237-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-252
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