DESIGN AUTOMATION STATE OF PRACTICE - POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITIES

Design Automation has been in focus of research and application for several decades. This paper aims at establishing the current view of design automation and identification of potential for adoption based on a survey conducted in German speaking countries and a hypothesis based multivariate analysis based on networks. The findings show that design automation is still considered a means of automation of repetitive design tasks and potential for enhanced application exists. The necessity for methods supporting designers for identification and definition of design automation tasks is urged.