D-mapping: A knowledge-based method for requirements mining and concept design

Mingren Zhu*, Lin Gong, Zhenchong Mo, Ziyao Huang

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Abstract

To support automatic requirements mining and concept design for engineering designers, we proposed a knowledge-based method called D-mapping (Design Mapping). In our method, the design problem-solving processes are represented as mappings between functional and physical domains. For requirements mining, the earliest process of concept design, mappings take place inside the functional domain, and thus it is a self-mapping process. For physical architecture design, the later process of concept design, mappings take place between the functional and physical domains, and thus it is a cross-domain mapping process. We built a knowledge-based expert system to assist designers in those processes. The knowledge base of our expert system is based on amounts of Chinese patent texts and built using natural language processing technologies. The knowledge inference engine of our expert system is constructed based on various machine learning algorithms. The proposed method and the system can be proved to be novel and effective in case studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICIEA 2022 - Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
EditorsWenxiang Xie, Shibin Gao, Xiaoqiong He, Xing Zhu, Jingjing Huang, Weirong Chen, Lei Ma, Haiyan Shu, Wenping Cao, Lijun Jiang, Zeliang Shu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages410-416
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781665409841
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event17th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2022 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 16 Dec 202219 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameICIEA 2022 - Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications

Conference

Conference17th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period16/12/2219/12/22

Keywords

  • concept design
  • expert system
  • knowledge engineering
  • requirements mining

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