Abstract
Incremental analysis methods permit fast response when assessing the effects of changes made to an evolving design. The objective is to make the response fast enough for interactive use. The basic approach is to identify unaffected portions of graphs that represent the interactions among the parts of an assembly. Domain-specific concerns, such as the relative computational expense of identifying paths or loops in the graph, and the expense of propagating values or constraints along a path, determine the right balance to strike between storage of intermediate results versus recomputation. The methods are discussed in the context of two examples: tolerance propagation and kinematic analysis for assemblies. Despite differences in representations and computations for these applications, a number of analogous issues emerge which suggest the utility of a general package for incremental analysis of interacting components.
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Tsai, J.C., Konkar, R., Cutkosky, M.R. (1992). Issues in Incremental Analysis of Assemblies for Concurrent Design. In: Gero, J.S., Sudweeks, F. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Design ’92. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2787-5_31
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