Key Contribution

1993

Knowledge Support Systems for Conceptual Design: the Amplification of Creativity
Ernest Edmonds and Linda Candy, AAAI 93 Spring Symposium, Artificial Intelligence and Creativity and Design, AAAI Technical Report, American Association for Artificial Intelligence.

The paper is concerned with computer-based support for conceptual design and, in particular, with the support of creative design. The nature of conceptual design is briefly reviewed and the lack of effective computer support noted. Recent developments in computer-based Knowledge Support Systems, that offer interesting possibilities, are reviewed. The study of the early design of a clearly innovative product, the Lotus bicycle, is used to inform a discussion of the requirements for Knowledge Support Systems that can support conceptual design.