Matching Design Tasks to Knowledge-Based Software Tools: When Intuition Does Not Suffice
Rafael Amen, Ingvar Rask, Staffan Sunnersjö · 1999
Abstract Choosing methods and tools to automate engineering design tasks has farreaching implications. A system that is first established for a limited task may later require being scaled up and maintained for many years of operational life. As the system grows, the company’s reliance on the system increases and the need for a stable platform to start from becomes critical. The system must be tailored to the specific design process and knowledge structure at hand. The purpose of this work is to present a structured methodology to classify design task(s) and to give guidelines for how this definition should be linked to suitable solution strategies and computerised tools.