An agent-based approach to concurrent cable harness design
An agent-based approach to concurrent cable harness design
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基于代理的并行线束设计方法
DOI：
10.1017/s0890060400000457
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发表时间：
1994
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S. H. Lee
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作者：
Hisup Park;M. Cutkosky;Andrew B. Conru;S. H. Lee
摘要以工业线束设计问题为背景，讨论了一种为并行设计提供计算支持的方法。关键问题包括支持专家之间协作的体系结构的开发，捕获设计不同特征的分层表示法的开发，以及在效率和健壮性之间取得平衡的任务分解。提出了一种体系结构，其中主要设计任务由代理支持--异步和半自治模块，它们自动执行例行设计任务，并提供专门的接口来处理设计的特定方面。代理通信和协调机制允许工程团队的成员在不同的细节级别和不同的设计版本上同时工作。设计采用层次化表示，详细模型由参与主体维护。详细模型的抽象称为“代理模型映像”，与其他代理共享。结合体系结构和设计表示，讨论了与设计的不同视图之间的信息交换、依赖关系和约束的管理以及设计更改的传播有关的问题。
Abstract An approach to providing computational support for concurrent design is discussed in the context of an industrial cable harness design problem. Key issues include the development of an architecture that supports collaboration among specialists, the development of hierarchical representations that capture different characteristics of the design, and the decomposition of tasks to achieve a trade-off between efficiency and robustness. An architecture is presented in which the main design tasks are supported by agents – asynchronous and semiautonomous modules that automate routine design tasks and provide specialized interfaces for working on particular aspects of the design. The agent communication and coordination mechanisms permit members of an engineering team to work concurrently, at different levels of detail and on different versions of the design. The design is represented hierarchically, with detailed models maintained by the participating agents. Abstractions of the detailed models, called “agent model images,” are shared with other agents. In conjunction with the architecture and design representations, issues pertaining to the exchange of information among different views of the design, management of dependencies and constraints, and propagation of design changes are discussed.