The role of knowledge in design problems

Authors:
Zdenek Zdrahal
Affiliations:
Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK
Venue:
DEXA'07 Proceedings of the 18th international conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The paper presents design as an example of ill-structured problems. Properties of ill-structured problems are discussed. French's model of design processes is analysed. The role of domain knowledge as a means for structuring the problem space is explained. Design process can be viewed as a sequence of problem re-representations gradually reducing problem indeterminacy. The results are demonstrated on pilot applications developed as a part of the Clockwork project.