A collection of papers from a conference held at Kings College, London. Computer-based Design focuses on all areas of design using computational methods and examines how all these individual tools can be integrated to produce a coherent design process. This volume also covers areas of manual design methods and modelling that are vital to the continuing development and evolution of the computer-aided design process. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE Product design and modelling Design process Decision-making models Computer-assisted design systems Computer-assisted conceptual design Computer-assisted detailed design Computer assisted design for manufacture Design knowledge manipulation Engineering change Engineering design issues Fuzzy design Computer-aided design Industrial applications of design Advanced design applications Computational fluid dynamics Computer-based Design provides an excellent opportunity for an update on the latest techniques and developments from concept to advanced application in the design arena.

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Part 1 Keynote papers: strategic design - leveraging and innovation for a changing marketplace, C.C. Seepersad et al Collaborative virtual prototyping environments - a big soup of new technologies?, I. Horvath Accelerating product innovation -engineering peer-to-peer communication service adoption studies and metrics, L. Leifer et al Visual design steering (VDS) as a new paradigm for engineering design, C.L. Bloembaum et al Trends and directions in higher education in the new millennium, M. Shahin A study of complexity in engineering design, W.P. Lewis and J.G. Weir Designing the way forward - the systematic approach open to the industry, S. Sivaloganathan and M.V. Mendis Development of training simulators, G. Liang et al. Part 2 Product design and modelling: application of a knowledge-based intelligent system to the engineering product design process, M. An et al Product modelling in product definition phase of the design process, T. Korpela Inventions team for the earlier product design definition, J. Lloveras New paradigms in product development, M. Sorli and J.A. Gutierrez. Part 3 Engineering design process: a statistical view of the design process, B. O'Donovan et al A multi-level process-based investigation of distribution design, S.P. MacGregor et al A proposal for quality metrics in the design process, J.D. Booker et al Operational design coordination - an agent-based approach, G. Coates et al. Part 4 Decision-making models: a decision-making model for engineering designers, S. Ahmed and C.T. Hansen Informing design with data mining methods, M.D. Giess et al Evaluation of the current state in a design schedule, A.F. Melo and P.J. Clarkson. Part 5 Computer-assisted design systems: a strategy for component integration in the design of mechanical products, F.-M. Chou and L. Lin Use of modelling frameworks in the design of complex engineering systems, J.A. Dalton et al Supporting engineering design process with compliance flow - an intelligent workflow management system, L.Y.C. Cheung and P.W.H. Chung A methodology for model dependability assessment, E. Rajabally et al. Part 6 Computer-assisted conceptual design: understanding the range of user capabilities, P.J. Clarkson et al Specification developer -a software for writing specifications for pharmaceutical equipment, N. Calder and S. Sivaloganathan Form-generation system imitating the developments process of organism for obtaining diverse design solutions, M. Inoue and Y. Matsuoka A model of synthesis based on functional reasoning, C.T. Hansen and R. Zavbi. Part 7 Computer-assisted detailed design: designinig the internal architecture of metals using a genetic algorithm, D. Basanta et al Validation of the finite element model of a machine tool structure using idealized models - a case study, I. Perera and S. Sivaloganathan A Cpk-based toolkit for tolerance analysis and design, S.G. Shina and R.J. Campbell, Jr. A graphical user interface for computer-aided robust con