Abstract
This paper presents a generic architecture for a design agent, to be used in an Internet environment. The design agent is based on an existing generic agent model, and includes a refinement of a generic model for design, in which strategic reasoning and dynamic management of requirements are explicitly modelled. The generic architecture has been designed using the compositional development method DESIRE, and has been used to develop a prototype design agent for automated agent design.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 439-471 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Design Studies |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2001 |
Keywords
- Artificial evolution
- Computational model
- Design automation
- Design model(s)
- Software design