Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning
Marton E. Balazs
Ph.D. Thesis Research
Proposed Schedule
progress: 
Jan-Feb '98:
Design and implementation of ingredient mechanisms.
- Collection, representation and indexing of simplifications.
- Mechanisms for propagation of simplification.
- Goal-based analogy mechanism.
Feb-Mar
'98: Design and implementation of simplification system.
- Integration of the ingredient mechanisms.
- Testing of the system on the problems used in
the prototype.
Apr-May
'98: Developing of key simplification examples and testing
of the simplification system.
- Structural, Behavioral and Functional simplification
problems.
- Problems that require propagation of simplification.
- Tests with and without goal-based analogy.
Jun-Aug
'98: Evaluation and refinement of system and ingredient mechanisms.
- Simplifications already known.
- Problems for which no simplification has been
done.
- Writing the dissertation. Defense.
January '98
January 5 - 9:
Plan:
- searching for materials relevant to defining the "simpler relation"
January 12 - 16:
Plan:
- redesign representation of designs and simplifications
- reimplement tools for building database (editors)
- searching for materials relevant to defining the "simpler relation"
Accomplished:
January 19 - 23:
Plan:
- redesign and implement matching for structural descriptionof designs
- add constraints (e.g. simplification type) and goal to the matching
rules
- propose a definition for either a "simplicity metrics" of
for a "simpler relation" for design structure
Accomplished:
- worked on building a "goal tree", by decomposing the design
simplification problem into subproblems
- listed some ideas that may be useful in defining structural simplification
- made little progress in building the system
January 26 - 30:
Accomplished:
- worked on building a goal
tree, by decomposing the design simplification problem into subproblems
- read articles on stratified
CBR
February '98
February 2 - 6:
Accomplished:
- worked on building a goal
tree, by decomposing the design simplification problem into subproblems
- reading articles on function metrics, abstraction
February 9 - 13:
February 16 - 20:
Accomplished:
- worked on the implementation for abstraction of designs for indexing
February 23 - 27:
March '98
March 2 - 6:
March 9 - 13:
March 16 - 20:
March 23 -27:
March 30 - April 3:
April '98
April 6 - 10:
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April 20 - 24:
April 27 - May 1:
May '98
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June '98
June 1 - 5:
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June 29 - July 3:
July '98
July 6 - 10:
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August '98
August 3 - 7:
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August 17 - 21:
August 24 - 28: