Paper Info
Title
A multiple perspective printed circuit board design guide: expert system prototype
Abstract
An expert system prototype was developed to provide a merit rating for design options selected by a printed circuit board (PCB) designer. Experts in design, manufacturing, test and procurement from three companies were used to develop the knowledge base using a preselected PCB as a prototype. The system is designed to act as a guide toward accepted practice and to encourage consideration of manufacturing engineering, component selection, and test perspectives as well as product design orientation. The process involved team consensus building and problem solving among cross disciplinary functions within each company while capturing quantitative and qualitative design information in a structured transferable format.An internal and external knowledge base were created to promote flexibility in use for different products and varied company standards. The internal knowledge base contains system structure, chaining strategy, knowledge confirmation and calculation methodology. The external knowledge base contains issue weights, options, values, and descriptions. The user can modify and update the external knowledge base without depending on a system professional. Any or all of the overlapping frame-based issues may be selected when evaluating the design. Special attention is given to issues relevant to several branch and design options.AI TOPIC: Configuration and DesignDOMAIN AREA: Printed Circuit Board DesignLANGUAGE TOOL: Personal Consultant PlusSTATUS: Working Prototype, Proposal Pending for Developed SystemEFFORT: Two Person YearsIMPACT: This printed circuit board design guide promotes problem solving among the cross disciplinary functions of design, test, procurement, and manufacturing.
Year
DOI
Venue
1990
10.1145/98894.98927
IEA/AIE (Vol. 1)
Keywords
Field
DocType
internal knowledge base,knowledge confirmation,knowledge base,circuit board design guide,product design orientation,cross disciplinary function,design option,multiple perspective,printed circuit board design,external knowledge base,qualitative design information,expert system prototype,product design,expert system,printed circuit board
Data mining,Printed circuit board design,Chaining,Software engineering,Computer science,Expert system,Printed circuit board,Discipline,Artificial intelligence,Knowledge base,Product design,Procurement
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-89791-372-8
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
William A. Smith, Jr.100.68
John C. Sutton, III200.34
Jong-Shin Liau300.34