Expert system for assisting in the design of a complex system
First Claim
1. A method for modifying a design of a complex system, the steps of the method performed by a data processing expert system having a memory, comprising:
- storing in said memory input design characteristics data provided by a designer of said complex system that represents an initial version of said design of said complex system;
processing said input design characteristics data to simulate the operation of said design thereby producing a plurality of simulated operational characteristics data of said design, said plurality of simulated operational characteristics data stored in the memory;
comparing the simulated operational characteristics of the design with a plurality of desired operational characteristics stored in the memory as provided by the designer of said complex system and identifying causes of discrepancies between said simulated operational characteristics of said design and said desired operational characteristics as provided by said designer;
storing a set of operators, in said memory for performing redesign operations on a plurality of components of the complex system, to generate a redesign of said complex system; and
redesigning said complex system by causing said operators to perform said redesign operations in a selected sequence on said plurality of components.
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Abstract
A new system design tool receives a design representation from a designer, simulates it and compares the simulated operation of the design representation with the desired operation as provided by the operator and identifies causes of discrepancies therebetween. The redesign component performs redesign operations on the design representation in response to the discrepancies. The redesign component includes a plurality of redesign modules each including a redesign solution selection module which receives the identification of causes of discrepancies and the design representation and identifies a redesign solution in response thereto. Each redesign module, in turn, includes at least one redesign operator module which includes a plurality of redesign operators controlled by a redesign control module. The redesign operators each perform a redesign operation in connection with the design representation. The redesign control module, in turn, receives the redesign solution from the redesign solution selection module and sequentially enables selected redesign operators to carry out the redesign solution.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for modifying a design of a complex system, the steps of the method performed by a data processing expert system having a memory, comprising:
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storing in said memory input design characteristics data provided by a designer of said complex system that represents an initial version of said design of said complex system; processing said input design characteristics data to simulate the operation of said design thereby producing a plurality of simulated operational characteristics data of said design, said plurality of simulated operational characteristics data stored in the memory; comparing the simulated operational characteristics of the design with a plurality of desired operational characteristics stored in the memory as provided by the designer of said complex system and identifying causes of discrepancies between said simulated operational characteristics of said design and said desired operational characteristics as provided by said designer; storing a set of operators, in said memory for performing redesign operations on a plurality of components of the complex system, to generate a redesign of said complex system; and redesigning said complex system by causing said operators to perform said redesign operations in a selected sequence on said plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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