Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning

Abstract: This paper presents some results of our research on design simplification by analogical reasoning. It first defines what we mean by a simplification problem. Then it describes our approach to solving design simplification problems by analogical reasoning and presents an implementation of this approach. One of the important contributions of the research presented in the paper is the use of relevance for guiding the analogical reasoning process. The benefits of using relevance are analyzed through a set of experiments presented in the paper. Finally, the paper draws a set of conclusions and proposes directions for future research.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: KIC
• Authors: M. E. Balazs, David C. Brown
• Keywords: Analogical Reasoning, Design Simplification, KIC 2000, Knowledge Management, Simplification Problems