1. Knowledge Engineering Applying Rule-based Expert System to Develop an Intelligent Collaborative Design Platform Professor: Dr Amy J.C. Professor: Dr Amy J.C. Members: 917807 Allen Tzu-An Chiang 913838 Chris Wen-Chu Tseng

2. Introduction The business models of company operations have changed The business models of company operations have changed Enterprises focus on their core value chain. Enterprises focus on their core value chain. Product development has become an collaborative team work. Product development has become an collaborative team work. The paper provides an intelligent collaborative design platform. The paper provides an intelligent collaborative design platform.

3. The architecture of Intelligent Collaborative Design Platform Knowledge source level Knowledge source level Inference and knowledge base level Inference and knowledge base level Collaborative design level Collaborative design level

5. Knowledge Source level Knowledge engineers transfer expertise from experts into heuristic rules. Knowledge engineers transfer expertise from experts into heuristic rules. Knowledge engineers input knowledge via Internet. Knowledge engineers input knowledge via Internet. Rules Rules Templates Templates Facts Facts

6. The inference and knowledge base level Knowledge base Knowledge base JESS inference engine JESS inference engine Blackboard Blackboard

7. The Collaborative Design Level Project manager can audit the product design Project manager can audit the product design To validate modules detail design whether to satisfy design constraints. To validate modules detail design whether to satisfy design constraints. To validate all modules whether the product have any problem among modules. To validate all modules whether the product have any problem among modules.

8. Display the system

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