Concurrent Materials and Process Selection in Conceptual Design

Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Research Planning Workshop, 1998

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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Research Planning Workshop, 1998

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The sequential manner in which materials and processes for a manufactured product are selected is inherently less than optimal. Designers’ tendency to choose processes and materials with which they are familiar exacerbate this problem. A method for concurrent selection of materials and a joining process based on product requirements using a knowledge-based, constraint satisfaction approach is presented.