Concurrent design tradeoff analysis system and method

Details Concurrent design tradeoff analysis system and method Concurrent design tradeoff analysis system and method

1992-07-31

1998-12-29

Downs, Robert W.

Data processing: artificial intelligence

Knowledge processing system

706 54, G06F 1750, G06F 1518

Patent

active

058550097

ABSTRACT:
Concurrent tradeoff analysis (10) first ascertains a set of constraints (16) and variables (18) for specifying a solution, and then defines characteristics for specifying the merit of the solution. Computations are made to determine the values for the variables (18) and characteristics, which represent a current solution state. The current solution state is checked (42) to ensure that there are no violations of the constraints (16). If a violation exists, one or more alternatives are generated (46) via a number of methods, and the alternatives are evaluated (48) along with the current solution state. One or more most promising alternative is chosen, and the process proceeds until values for all of the variables (18) and characteristics are computed.

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