A collection of papers from a conference held at Kings College, London. Computer-based Design focuses on all areas of design using computational methods and examines how all these individual tools can be integrated to produce a coherent design process. This volume also covers areas of manual design methods and modelling that are vital to the continuing development and evolution of the computer-aided design process. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE Product design and modellingDesign processDecision-making modelsComputer-assisted design systemsComputer-assisted conceptual designComputer-assisted detailed designComputer assisted design for manufactureDesign knowledge manipulationEngineering changeEngineering design issuesFuzzy designComputer-aided designIndustrial applications of designAdvanced design applicationsComputational fluid dynamicsComputer-based Design provides an excellent opportunity for an update on the latest techniques and developments from concept to advanced application in the design arena.
Tamir Shahin is the author of Computer-Based Design: Engineering Design Conference 2002, published by Wiley.
Part 1 Keynote papers: strategic design - leveraging and innovation for a changing marketplace, C.C. Seepersad et al Collaborative virtual prototyping environments - a big soup of new technologies?, I. HorvathAccelerating product innovation -engineering peer-to-peer communication service adoption studies and metrics, L. Leifer et alVisual design steering (VDS) as a new paradigm for engineering design, C.L. Bloembaum et alTrends and directions in higher education in the new millennium, M. ShahinA study of complexity in engineering design, W.P. Lewis and J.G. WeirDesigning the way forward - the systematic approach open to the industry, S. Sivaloganathan and M.V. MendisDevelopment of training simulators, G. Liang et al. Part 2 Product design and modelling: application of a knowledge-based intelligent system to the engineering product design process, M. An et alProduct modelling in product definition phase of the design process, T. KorpelaInventions team for the earlier product design definition, J. LloverasNew paradigms in product development, M. Sorli and J.A. Gutierrez. Part 3 Engineering design process: a statistical view of the design process, B. O'Donovan et alA multi-level process-based investigation of distribution design, S.P. MacGregor et alA proposal for quality metrics in the design process, J.D. Booker et alOperational design coordination - an agent-based approach, G. Coates et al. Part 4 Decision-making models: a decision-making model for engineering designers, S. Ahmed and C.T. HansenInforming design with data mining methods, M.D. Giess et alEvaluation of the current state in a design schedule, A.F. Melo and P.J. Clarkson. Part 5 Computer-assisted design systems: a strategy for component integration in the design of mechanical products, F.-M. Chou and L. LinUse of modelling frameworks in the design of complex engineering systems, J.A. Dalton et alSupporting engineering design process with compliance flow - an intelligent workflow management system, L.Y.C. Cheung and P.W.H. ChungA methodology for model dependability assessment, E. Rajabally et al. Part 6 Computer-assisted conceptual design: understanding the range of user capabilities, P.J. Clarkson et alSpecification developer -a software for writing specifications for pharmaceutical equipment, N. Calder and S. SivaloganathanForm-generation system imitating the developments process of organism for obtaining diverse design solutions, M. Inoue and Y. MatsuokaA model of synthesis based on functional reasoning, C.T. Hansen and R. Zavbi. Part 7 Computer-assisted detailed design: designinig the internal architecture of metals using a genetic algorithm, D. Basanta et alValidation of the finite element model of a machine tool structure using idealized models - a case study, I. Perera and S. SivaloganathanA Cpk-based toolkit for tolerance analysis and design, S.G. Shina and R.J. Campbell, Jr.A graphical user interface for computer-aided robust con