

This fact has to be considered for components with a different geometry.

The design model that has been presented was developed on the basis of experimental results on beams with rectangular or T-sections. Curbach, in Textile Fibre Composites in Civil Engineering, 2016 14.3.3.5 Limitations of the presented model In all, Knowledge-based Engineering projects can be worth the effort and the cost.Į. The resulting designs can have built-in manufacturability, which means higher quality designs. Use of Knowledge-based Engineering models results in less new part designs and more standardization. The resulting models allow us to do faster, and therefore, more design iterations and design modifications. There is an advantage, though, in that a partially completed model is useful, where a partially designed subsystem may not. It takes as long to build the each sub-system model initially as it does to design the sub-system manually. However, it provides a record of design intent, decisions, and reasons for design details that can be passed along to the next engineers who work on the project. The “capture” of knowledge and building the interfaces is time-consuming. There was no seamless integration with CAD system geometry until recently. There is a long training period like with CAD systems. This takes work, but helps identify conflicting requirements and facilitates documenting “why.” The Knowledge-based Engineering environment is like a two-edged sword: very powerful, but not easy to use at first. The Knowledge-based Engineering model-building process results in an executable model of the design, and so it requires dependencies to be stated explicitly. Lessons Learnedĭesign models and manufacturing process models can be successfully captured using this technology. Spear, in Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design, Vol6.4.2.
