Knowledge Representation for Design Creativity
Abstract
This paper briefly reports on the representational strategy used in EDISON, program currently being designed to (1) invent novel mechanical devices through heuristic strategies of mutation, combination and analogy, and (2) to comprehend descriptions of invented device representations. The representational constructs required to support these tasks include: (a) intentional structures such as goals, plans and settings, which organize relationships between device use and context, (b) physical entities such as regions and materials, (c) functional relationships, such as connection and separation, which relate objects to their physical behavior and (d) mechanical dependencies and inferences. Invented and comprehended device representations are indexed and generalized into a memory of design episodes. The organization of such a memory supports the use of cross-contextual reminding and analogy during problem solving.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA200696
Entities
People
- Jack Hodges
- Margot Flowers
- Michael G. Dyer
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles