The increasing complexity and size of configuration knowledge bases requres the provisionof advanced methods supporting the development of the actual configuration process and design reuse.A new framework to find a feasible and practical product configuration method is presented in masscustomization. The basic idea of the appoach is to integrate case-based reasoning (CBR) with a con-straint satisfaction problem(CSP). The similarity measure between a crisp and range is also given,which is common in case retrieves. Based on the configuration model, a product platform and customerneeds, case adaptation is carried out with the repair-based algorithm. Lastly, the methodology in theelevator configuration design domain is tested.
Assembly sketch is not only the visualization of abstract function, but alsothe template of detail design. Two kinds of information are needed to create assembly sketch:structure and assembly constraint. Most researches are aimed at bow to obtain Structures fromfunction, but the problem of how to obtain assembly constraint from function is ignored. Followingthe definition of assembly unit and the classification of function, a hierarchical mapping methodfrom function to assembly constraint is put forward, and the mapping method includes two steps. Thefirst step is the mapping from function to assembly semantics which is assembly expression andaccordant with engineer's design habit. The second one is the mapping from assembly semantics tobasic assembly constraints that are convenient for computer to handle. The mapping method is appliedto DDMS (design, drafting and management system) successfully.
Tan JianrongJi YangjianLiu ZhenyuChen HongliangYue XiaoliState Key Laboratory of CAD&CG,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310027, China
