Journal article
Negotiation in Constraint-Based Design
Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol.118(4), pp.470-477
12/01/1996
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826914
Abstract
A design problem usually involves multiple perspectives, each with own set of constraints that may interact. The objective of this paper is to develop a methodology to assist in negotiation of constraints from multiple perspectives. The proposed approach is based on qualitative reasoning that provides each perspective with negotiation information for making design decisions. A qualitative constraint network is used to characterize the qualitative and quantitative relationship between design variables. It provides means for tracking dependencies among perspectives for a set of constraints and determines the impact of design changes. When a conflict occurs, effective negotiation strategies are generated. A negotiation procedure for an ill-structured negotiation process is presented. The effectiveness of the negotiation process is improved with the procedure proposed. A valve design problem illustrates the concepts discussed in the paper.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Negotiation in Constraint-Based Design
- Creators
- A. Kusiak - University of IowaJ. Wang - University of IowaD. W. He - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol.118(4), pp.470-477
- DOI
- 10.1115/1.2826914
- ISSN
- 0956-5515
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/1996
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Social Work; Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983557261002771
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