Solving design problems by computational exploration:

Abstract: "Most real-world problems, especially design problems, are ill-structured, but formal approaches to problem-solving in AI have only really made progress into techniques for solving well-structured problems. Nevertheless, such research contains clues which illuminate the way towards fo...

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Main Authors: Corne, Dave (Author), Smithers, Tim (Author), Ross, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh 1994
Series:University <Edinburgh> / Department of Artificial Intelligence: DAI research paper 682
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Summary:Abstract: "Most real-world problems, especially design problems, are ill-structured, but formal approaches to problem-solving in AI have only really made progress into techniques for solving well-structured problems. Nevertheless, such research contains clues which illuminate the way towards formal approaches to solving ill-structured problems. This paper presents the foundations of an approach towards developing a better computational understanding of ill-structured problems and how to solve them computationally, with the eventual aim of giving AI programs a much greater and more useful role in the design process. The main issues which come up in this endeavour are the notions of different kinds of ill- structuredness, and the meaning of a 'solution' to an ill-structured (and hence possibly insoluble) problem. Some basic algorithmic recipes are proposed for dealing with the main kinds of ill-structuredness, and the initial design of a general computational technique which deals with general ill-structuredness is discussed."
Physical Description:19 S.

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