2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Representation and Acquisition of Design Rationale Based on Argumentation Scheme with Focus on Trade-Off

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20700148
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Intelligent informatics
Research Institution	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Principal Investigator	KATO Yoshikiyo National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 知識創成コミュニケーション研究センター・知識処理グループ, 主任研究員 (50373444)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	知識ベース・知識システム / 設計意図
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to shed light on argumentation scheme for engineering design, in particular those that are related to trade-off relationship. In this study, we proposed a design rationale representation based on a qualitative decision-making model, which allows argumentative interpretation. Using the proposed representation, we described the design rationale of real-world design cases and evaluated the effectiveness of the representation as well as its limits through interview with designers.