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Ameri, F., Summers, J., (2009), “Multi-Agent Systems in Engineering Design of Fixture Systems”, Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Information Systems, ed. W. Zha, IGI Publishing, Heshey, PA, (in press May 2009).
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This chapter introduces an agent-based framework for engineering design of fixture systems. A number of researchers have applied the agent technology to engineering design and several agent-based systems have been developed accordingly addressing different application domains in design. Development of multi-agent system for fixture design is motivated by the need for a computational infrastructure that supports integration of disparate Computer-aided Fixture Design (CAFD) systems in distributed environments. In this chapter, multi-agent approach to fixture design is studied from two perspectives: 1) Agent Architecture and 2) System Architecture. At an agent-level, a problem solving methodology for fixture design based on evolutionary algorithms is discussed. At a system-level, a generic framework for agent interaction and communication for problem definition, fixture synthesis, and fixture analysis is proposed in this chapter. The authors hope this chapter can help researchers gain a better understanding of the major challenges, research issues and future directions in the domain of agent-based fixture design.
Keywords: Intelligent Engineering Design, Agent Based Design, Information Modeling, Fixture Design, Design Automation
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Joshua D. Summers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and CoES IDEaS Professor
Clemson Engineering Design Applications and Research (CEDAR)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
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Clemson, SC 29634-0921
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