The role of symbolic representation in engineering design education

Author

Dym, Clive L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Harvey Mudd Coll., Claremont, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

187

Lastpage

193

Abstract

A definition of engineering design that stresses the importance of representation as the key element in design is presented. Recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) provide new ways to represent design knowledge about designed artifacts and the design process. Illustrations are provided from the fields of mechanical and architectural design of how the power and flexibility of AI-based, computer-aided design tools offer opportunities to better understand what designers do and for conveying this increased awareness in engineering education. It is concluded that symbolic representation offers another language for engineering design that strengthens engineering modeling capabilities

Keywords

CAD; artificial intelligence; design engineering; mechanical engineering; AI; CAD; architectural design; artificial intelligence; design; developments; education; mechanical engineering; modeling; symbolic representation; Artificial intelligence; Design automation; Design engineering; Engineering education; Knowledge engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Process design; Stress; Vocabulary;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.204844

Filename

204844