Computers have been employed for some time in engineering design mainly as numerical
or graphical tools to assist analysis and draughting. The advent of the technology of artificial …

The majority of the computer-aided design (CAD) systems developed to date are not true
design systems. They are in most cases mere draughting or analysis packages lacking the …

We have all seen street musicians at work playing several instruments simultaneously and
admired their ability to sound like an orchestra single handed. These somewhat unusual …

CAD (Computer Aided Design) technology is now crucial for every division of modern
industry, from a viewpoint of higher productivity and better products. As technologies …

Computer aided design (CAD) has evolved at a tremendous pace, from simple
twodimensional (2D) draughting, to more complex three-dimensional (3D) modelling, to the …

Original scientific paper Product design engineering is a complex discipline, which is
undergoing a transformation from informal and largely experience-based domain to …

Abstract The utility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to design is mainly concerned with trying to
make systems smarter through getting to know how to enable them to represent and control …

Intelligent CAD is a term which has grown in popularity in recent years as the results of
research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) get applied to design problems. But there is confusion …

This report outlines the current focus of the research at the Key Centre of Design Computing
(KCDC) in the field of knowledge-based design and its future directions. The research is …

Design has now become an important research topic in engineering and architecture.
Design is one of the keystones to economic competitiveness and the fundamental precursor …