Conceptual design of technical systems using functions and physical laws

Since the operation of technical systems can be explained using physical laws, why then might we not use them explicitly in designing these systems? The characteristic initial binding variable, with which appropriate physical laws are sought, first needs to be extracted from the function of the futu...

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Veröffentlicht in:AI EDAM 2000-01, Vol.14 (1), p.69-83, Article S089006040014106X
Hauptverfasser: ŽAVBI, ROMAN, DUHOVNIK, JOŽE
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Since the operation of technical systems can be explained using physical laws, why then might we not use them explicitly in designing these systems? The characteristic initial binding variable, with which appropriate physical laws are sought, first needs to be extracted from the function of the future technical system. If there are several appropriate physical laws (i.e., operators), we evaluate them using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The most suitable is then selected with regard to the chosen criteria based on design requirements. When one physical law is not sufficient for the design of a technical system, several laws are linked together using binding variables to form a conceptual chain (i.e., macro-operator). Such a chain does not only contain supporting physical laws; physical laws indirectly introduce basic models of shape, their basic topology, geometry, and basic material properties into the chain. A prototype computer-aided design system is based on the prescriptive conceptual design model presented below.
ISSN:0890-0604
1469-1760
DOI:10.1017/S089006040014106X