Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Develop Computer-Aided Value Engineering (CAVE) Technology

本项目的最终目标是开发计算机辅助 价值工程（CAVE）技术，以自动化，支持或 否则，利用推荐的更具成本效益的流程 替代设施设计。 一种未经探索的方法来产生 更可靠的替代设计是利用业主和 设计师的表现和功能意图。 具体 这个项目的目标是将人工智能 技术与计算机辅助设计技术，以帮助 暗示意图的诱导、表现和操纵 目的是在生命周期内生成和定价 背景合理的价值工程设计方案。 值 工程学是一个过程，如果使用得当， 美国建筑-工程-建筑业重新获得 全世界的成本效益。 CAVE技术预计将 对价值工程学科的影响不亚于CAD 技术影响了设施的设计过程。

The ultimate goal of this project is to develop Computer-Aided Value Engineering (CAVE) technology to automate, support or otherwise leverage the process of recommended more cost-effective alternative facility designs. One unexplored way to generate more reliable alternative designs is to utilize the owner's and designer's performance and functional intent. The specific objective of this project is to couple artificial intelligence techniques with computer-aided design technology to aid in the elicitation, representation, and manipulation of implicit intent with the purpose of generating and pricing within a life-cycle context plausible value engineering design alternatives. Value Engineering is a process which if properly employed can help the US Architecture-Engineering-Construction industry regain its world-wide cost effectiveness. CAVE technology is anticipated to influence the value engineering discipline as much as CAD technology has influenced the facility design process.