AI tools in the design process of industrial products2015

The definition of Artificial Intelligence that can be found on the pages of Wikipedia is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software which clearly has a rather broad and vague meaning that in many circumstances has been misunderstood. I would therefore focus more on Artificial Intelligence Tools, i.e. the spectrum of mathematical procedure that can be used to gain, explore and exploit knowledge during a design process. To gain knowledge means to probe design opportunities in a systematic way in order to collect sufficient data to be able to understand and predict product behaviour. To explore knowledge means to be able to drive automatically through the design options using optimization techniques. To exploit knowledge means to be able to take rational decisions about the configuration of a product to be produced. All these actions can be performed by means of software components based on AI-related tools: Neural networks, Evolutionary Computing, Classifier Systems just to name a few. In the development of decision support software for design optimization there is not one technique that would prevail but a blending of tools, including more traditional mathematical algorithms, that contribute to the finding of the best design configuration. In this presentation a selection of industrial application form transportation industry to consumer goods will be used to showcase the use of AItools in daily design activity while possible future needs will be identified by looking at the opportunity offered by collaborative environments.

– Definition of Artificial Intelligence and its misunderstood meaning
– Focus on AI tools for gaining, exploring, and exploiting knowledge in the design process

In this presentation a selection of industrial application form transportation industry to consumer goods will be used to showcase the use of AItools in daily design activity while possible future needs will be identified by looking at the opportunity offered by collaborative environments.

– AI tools can be used in the design process of industrial products.
– AI tools can help in gaining, exploring, and exploiting knowledge during the design process.

– AI tools are used in the design process of industrial products
– Blending of tools contributes to finding the best design configuration

– AI tools for gaining, exploring, and exploiting knowledge
– Blending of tools for design optimization

AI tools are mathematical procedures used to gain, explore, and exploit knowledge during the design process of industrial products.

– Neural networks
– Evolutionary Computing

– AI tools can be used to gain, explore, and exploit knowledge in the design process of industrial products.
– Blending of AI-related tools and traditional mathematical algorithms can lead to finding the best design configuration.

– AI tools are mathematical procedures used to gain, explore, and exploit knowledge in the design process.
– Examples of AI tools include neural networks, evolutionary computing, and classifier systems.

– AI tools are used in the design process of industrial products
– Various mathematical procedures and software components are utilized

– AI tools used in the design process of industrial products
– Includes neural networks, evolutionary computing, and classifier systems