摘要 |
<p>A computer-implemented methof (figure 1) for providing user assistance in biomachine design that, first, retrieve one or more digitally-represented candidate design items stored in a bioengineering design knowledge base by translating requirements (102) provided for a biomachine according to a bioengineering domain model (104) into queries to the knowledge base for design items capable of implementing the biomachine according to the domain model; then second, construct one or more digitally represented biomachines from the candidate design items by arranging part information represented in the candidate design items according to a selected structure (107), and next evaluate the candidate biomachines according to bioengineering operability knowledge associated with the candidate design items, wherein operability knowledge associated with design items specifies requirements for that item ot inter-operate with other design items. The method may backtrack. If at least one candidate biomachine has not been satisfactorily evaluated, the methods backtracking to one or more of these steps (113).</p> |