id: 05383625
dt: j
an: 05383625
au: Chakrabarti, Amaresh; Bligh, Thomas P.
ti: An approach to functional synthesis of mechanical design concepts: Theory,
    applications, and emerging research issues.
so: Artif. Intell. Eng. Des. Anal. Manuf. 10, No. 4, 313-331 (1996).
py: 1996
pu: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
la: EN
cc: I.2.3 I.2.4 F.4 J.6
ut: $AI(artificial intelligence)$; conceptual design; functional modeling;
    functional reasoning; functional synthesis; mechanical design
ci: 
li: doi:10.1017/S0890060400001645
ab: Summary: Adopting a research approach based on developing basic
    representations, knowledge base, and reasoning procedures adequate for
    synthesizing concepts of existing devices and mechanisms, a computer
    program for synthesis of solutions to a class of mechanical design
    problems has been developed. For a given design problem, the program
    can produce an exhaustive set of solution concepts, in terms of their
    topological and spatial configurations, which can then be explored by
    designers. This paper presents the theoretical basis, research method,
    the theory and implementation of the synthesis approach. (Provider:
    Leibiger)
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