Intelligent Assistance of Engineering Decisions

Abstract: The authors introduce a methodology for enhancing of engineering modeling by the description of design intent and application of environment adaptive model objects. The main objective is an intelligent modeling for the purpose of decision assistance where knowledge is integrated and embedded in or referred by the model. The proposed solution can replace the conventional modeling where knowledge is carried by generalized modeling procedures and applied directly by engineers. Paper starts with an approach for introduction of intelligence in the engineering modeling practice by the authors. Following this, some representative details of the modeling of design intent are outlined. Next, behavior driven modeling and the application of design intent and the related knowledge are explained and details are highlighted about the methodology as applied by the authors at the definition of environment adaptive integrated model objects. Finally, implementation issues are discussed