Title :
Constraint techniques for collaborative design
Author :
Lottaz, Claudio ; Sam-Haroud, Djamila ; Faltings, Boi ; Smith, Ian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
The paper presents SpaceSolver, a constraint satisfaction toolbox, providing access to constraint satisfaction techniques on continuous variables through an intuitive, Web based user interface. Moreover, we describe possible applications of such a platform to collaborative design and conclude that Internet based use of constraint satisfaction techniques has the potential of increasing productivity in several fields in engineering
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided engineering; constraint handling; constraint theory; design engineering; groupware; online front-ends; Internet based use; SpaceSolver; collaborative design; constraint satisfaction techniques; constraint satisfaction toolbox; constraint techniques; continuous variables; engineering; intuitive Web based user interface; productivity; Buildings; Civil engineering; Collaboration; Computer interfaces; Design engineering; Ducts; Space technology; Structural beams; User interfaces; Ventilation;
Conference_Titel :
Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 1998. Proceedings. Tenth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5214-9
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1998.744754
