This knowledge-based approach to engineering design problems offersdesign, manufacturing, and systems engineers an arsenal of neuralnetwork and other artificial intelligence tools for acceleratingand improving design and manufacturing processes. Featuring thecontributions of more than 30 top experts from industry andacademia, the book pinpoints problems in design and concurrentengineering, discusses their features, and details a variety ofapproaches for solving them through the use of intelligent systems.Organized in three major sections covering the basic concepts andtools of engineering design, the use of intelligent systems inconcurrent engineering, and maintaining the integrity of design inmanufacturing, the book explores such essential topics as: *Computational models for conceptual design, * Desirablefunctionalities of intelligent CAD systems, * Integrating productand process design through intelligent systems, * Manufacturinganalysis and CAD/CAM integration, * Design methodology forautomated manufacture, * Impacts of intelligent process control onproduct design, and * Fuzzy knowledge-based controller design andmuch more. Supplemented by a wealth of practical examples thatillustrate the performance of intelligent systems in design andmanufacturing, this expert reference provides readers with a solidgrasp of the major issues in engineering design and their impact onmanufacturing, as well as an understanding of suitable tools andtechniques for process improvement. @By: C. H. Dagli and A. Kusiak,Series by: K. Ragsdell