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A knowledge operation model of synthesis

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Engineering Design Synthesis

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This chapter describes an attempt to formalise and model synthesis theoretically. It aims at establishing unified understanding of synthesis, beginning with an analysis-oriented thought process model and a synthesis-oriented thought-process model. These models are given logical interpretations to be performed on a multiple model-based reasoning framework. We then analyse design activities and show that design, including synthesis and analysis, is largely a knowledge-based activity. This results in a knowledge operation model that is decomposed into logical operations and modelling operations. The core of synthesis is considered to be abduction, and, within our framework, abduction is realised as model-based abduction. We outline an algorithm for model-based abduction. The knowledge operation model of synthesis was tested against an actual design case from which a reference model was built. The knowledge operation model was also implemented on the multiple model-based reasoning framework and the reference model was performed on it to perform the verification of the knowledge operation model.

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  1. Tetsuo Tomiyama
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  1. Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), Indian Institute of Science, 560012, Bangalore Karnataka, India

    Amaresh Chakrabarti (Professor Associate) (Professor Associate)

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Tomiyama, T., Yoshioka, M., Tsumaya, A. (2002). A knowledge operation model of synthesis. In: Chakrabarti, A. (eds) Engineering Design Synthesis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3717-7_5

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