SUPPORTING DESIGN TASKS THROUGH CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION TOOLS
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Nardelli, Miriam; Cicconi, Paolo; Raffaeli, Roberto; Germani, Michele
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS
Page(s): 393-404
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0499
Abstract
Nowadays, different commercial tools are available to support engineers during optimization tasks in engineering design; however, many researches have been still studying tools and methods to improve the design process and overcome some limits related to configuration and design optimization. This paper proposes a methodological approach to highlight how a CSP analysis can support the first phase of an optimization analysis, to reduce the design space of solutions to be investigated and subsequently optimized. A test case shows a CSP study applied to steel structures for oil & gas applications.
Keywords: design optimisation, constraint modelling, engineering design, steel structures