Presidential Young Investigator Award: An Environment for Automated Design Standards Usage

该项目的研究计划是开发一个 建筑物的面向对象的模型， 建筑的功能和空间系统 这些物理对象是一部分;执行的任务， 构建这些组件，这些任务的时间安排，以及 这些组件和任务之间的关系（设计意图）。 虽然最初的重点是建筑建模，但许多 在此提出的概念将同样适用于其他 设计实体，如轨道车。 这样的造型 环境将提供信息丰富和灵活的 在此基础上，智能设计工具， 验证，并可建立施工管理。

The research plan for this project is to develop an object-oriented model of a building that represents the physical components of the building; the functional and spatial systems of which these physical objects are a part; the tasks performed to construct these components, the timing of these tasks, and the relationships between these components and tasks (design intent). Although the initial focus is on building modelling, many of the concepts developed here will be equally applicable to other designed entities, such as railcars. Such a modelling environment will provide an information-rich and flexible foundation on top of which intelligent tools for design, design verification, and construction management can be built.