KNOWLEDGE-BASED DESIGN SYSTEM FOR THE MACHINERY ARRANGEMENT OF SHIP ENGINE ROOM

In the early stages of design, more experienced and higher level knowledge is required rather than that of detail design. The existing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems have many limitations to satisfy all the requirements of real design. Accordingly, a more powerful and capable CAD system is required to support the activities in the early stages of design. The application of the expert system is being considered as a tool to extend the capability of existing CAD systems. This paper presents an approach to implement a practical knowledge-based system for the machinery arrangement design of a ship's engine room. The knowledge-base is implemented and verified in the actual CAD environment of machinery arrangement design of a ship engine room, named MADES.