Research Byte
Dave Brown, CS, WPI

 

❒ Applications of AI for

➯ Design (Engineering)
Model, Support, or Automate

 

❒ Models of Design

➯ Types of design

e.g., Configuration, Routine Parametric,...

➯ Ingredients of design reasoning

e.g., Selection (how done? knowledge used?)

➯ Evaluating models by building KBS

 

❒ Agent Based Design Systems

➯ e.g., SiFAs (function, pov, target)

➯ as a platform for learning

 

❒ Learning in Design Systems

➯ for efficiency

e.g., less communication; fewer failures

➯ for effectiveness

e.g., better designs

 

❒ Design Rationale Capture & Use

➯ DR is why actions were made during designing

➯ how to represent & use the DR?

➯ inferring rationale

 

❒ Assumptions

➯ why do we make assumptions?

➯ how do we use assumptions?

➯ inferring assumptions?

 

❒ Functional Reasoning

➯ models of device function

➯ reasoning with functional representations

e.g., similarity of
Structure, Behavior, Use, Effect, & Purpose

 

❒ Creativity

➯ computational models

➯ how to support, recognize or automate

 

 

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❒ Applications of AI for

➯ Interfaces

 

 

❒ Intelligent Interfaces

➯ Interfaces that help the user with their task by understanding
some aspect of the interaction and then acting appropriately

 

 

❒ Interpretation of Input from User

➯ e.g., Curious Browser

 

 

❒ Interpretation of Output to User

➯ e.g., Intelligent Info. Presentation