Computational Models for Concurrent Design Process Support. 3rd Report. Agent-Based Implementation and Application to Aircraft Design.
Kikuo FUJITA, Shinichi Kikuchi, Yutaro MINAMI · TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C · 2002
This research proposes computational models for concurrent design process of large complicated systems toward the development of agent-based distributed design support systems. This third report presents the agent-based implementation of the computational models for design process structure, design operation, and process management. In the implementation, the divided tasks are modeled as agents, design information shared among agents are managed through the exported and imported variables in both sides respectively, the task on a specific agent is split into the core and mediator tasks for asynchronous information exchange among agents. The design knowledge is represented and processed in an object-oriented manner in respective agents. Furthermore, the implemented prototype system of a distributed design support system is applied to preliminary aircraft design for ascertaining the validity of computational models proposed in this research.