Download or read book Integrated Distributed Intelligent Systems for Engineering Design written by Ming Rao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-11-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the philosophy, methodology, techniques, and applications of IDIS for engineering design. Looks at recent research, and details a five-step problem-solving strategy of problem definition, conceptual design, parameter design, design analysis, and design evaluation. Describes industrial applications of IDIS, including the design of a mechanical transmission, a heat exchanger network, and a process control system. For graduate courses on engineering design, artificial intelligence, and computer integrated manufacturing. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR