SPIDA: Abstracting and generalizing layout design cases

Manfaat, D. and Duffy, A.H.D. and Lee, B.S. (1998) SPIDA: Abstracting and generalizing layout design cases. AI EDAM - Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 12 (2). pp. 141-159. ISSN 0890-0604 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060498122060)

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Abstract

Abstraction and generalization of layout design cases generate new knowledge that is more widely applicable to use than specific design cases. The abstraction and generalization of design cases into hierarchical levels of abstractions provide the designer with the flexibility to apply any level of abstract and generalized knowledge for a new layout design problem. Existing case-based layout learning (CBLL) systems abstract and generalize cases into single levels of abstractions, but not into a hierarchy. In this paper, we propose a new approach, termed customized viewpoint - spatial (CV-S), which supports the generalization and abstraction of spatial layouts into hierarchies along with a supporting system, SPIDA (SPatial Intelligent Design Assistant).