Configuration
Papers from the 1996 Fall Symposium
Boi Faltings and Eugene Freuder, Program Cochairs
Technical Report FS-96-03. Published by The AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California
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Contents
Preface / 1
Boi Faltings and Eugene Freuder
A Logic-Based Description of Configuration: The Constructive Problem Solving Approach / 1
Ruediger Klein, Daimler-Ben: AG Research Dept Berlin
Closed Terminologies in Description Logics / 11
Robert Weida, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
The Resource-Based Paradigm: Configuring Technical Systems from Modular Components / 19
M. Heinrich, E. W. Angst, Daimler-Benz AG, Forschuny and Technik
Configuration as Composite Constraint Satisfaction / 28
Daniel Sabin, Eugene C. Freuder University of New Hampshire
Interactive Configuration Using Constraint Satisfaction Techniques / 37
Esther Gelle, Rainer Weigel EPFL LIA-DI, Suisse Federal Institute of Technology
Thoughts on Partitioning Large-Scale Configuratioll Problems / 45
G. Fleischanderl, A. Haselboeck Siemens Austria, PSE EZE
Abstraction Techniques for Configuration Systems / 55
Rainer Weigel, Boi Faltings EPFL LIA-DI, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
SalesPlus a Product Configuration Tool / 61
Hans J. Skorgaard, Beologic Denmark
Dimensions of Configuration Problems: Looking for a Unified Configuration Model / 69
Markus Stumptner, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Expert Systems
Some Thought on Configuration Processes / 75
David C. Brown, AI Research Group Worcester, MA
An Agent Architecture and Algorithm for Solving Distributed Configuration-Design Problems / 84
T. P. Darr, W. P. Birmingham, Advanced Technologies Lab, University of Michigan
Case-Based Reasoning in the Configuration of Telecooperation Systems / 93
Joerg Rahmer, GMD-TKT Darmstadt Angi Foss, GMD FIT-KI Sanit Augustin
A Genetic Approach to Catalog Design / 99
Susan E. Carlson, Michael D. White, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Virginia
Configuration of Telecommunication Systems in KIKON / 105
W. Emde, C. Beilken, J. Boerding, U. Pertersen, M. Spenke, A. Foss, S. Wrobel, W. Orth, J. Rahmer, GMD TKT Darmstadt
View to Product Configuration Knowledge Modelling and Evolution / 111
Tomi Mannisto, Hannu Peltonen, Reijo Sulonen IIA Research Centre, Helsinki University of Technology
Functional and Structural Reasoning in Configuration Tasks / 119
Maz Leitgeb, Staffan Pernler
Product Structure Based Reason Maintenance for Product Configuration / 125
Bei Yu, Ken MacCallum
Position Statements, Statement of Interest
Prestudy of Configuration of a Naval Combat Management System / 138
Klas Orsrarn
Position Statement / 140
Akeel Al-Attar
Position Statement / 141
Charlie Carson
Position Statement / 142
Cincom Systems and Attar Software
Position Statement / 146
Werner Emde
Position Statement / 147
Gerhard Fleischanderl
Position Statement / 148
David W. Franke
Position Statement / 150
Albert Haag
Position Statement / 151
Markus Stumptner
Position Statement / 152
Daniel Sabin
Position Statement / 153
Robert (Tony) Weida