Artificial Intelligence - Special issue: Qualitative reasoning about physical systems II
CADET: a case-based synthesis tool for engineering design
International Journal of Expert Systems - Special issue on case-based reasoning
Mechanism design (3rd ed.): analysis and synthesis (Vol. 1)
Mechanism design (3rd ed.): analysis and synthesis (Vol. 1)
Case-Based Reasoning in Design
Case-Based Reasoning in Design
Issues and Applications of Case Based Reasoning to Design
Issues and Applications of Case Based Reasoning to Design
Using Analogical Reasoning for Mechanism Design
IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications
An Analogical Theory of Creativity in Design
ICCBR '97 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development
Change propagation algorithm in a unified feature modeling scheme
Computers in Industry
Creative conceptual design: Extending the scope by infused design
Computer-Aided Design
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This paper presents a case-based approach for reusing previous design concepts in conceptual synthesis of mechanisms. Design tasks for function generation and motion transmission are addressed in the current study. The basic idea of the present approach is to provide a computational framework for design synthesis by imitating the common design method of reviewing past designs to obtain solution concepts for a new design problem. A notion of virtual function generators is introduced to conceptualize and represent underlying design concepts contained in existing mechanisms. Virtual function generators are derived from previous designs, and serve as new conceptual building blocks for conceptual synthesis of mechanisms. Feasible design alternatives are generated by combining virtual function generators using some adaptation rules. The reuse of prior design concepts is accomplished via virtual function generators within the framework of case-based reasoning. The approach is demonstrated through an application.