The absent interface in design engineering

in AI EDAM: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design Analysis and Manufacturing (2002), 16(3), 219-227

In order to respond to the difficulties encountered by CAD software applications in really assisting the conceptual designer, we propose a tool that is capable of interpreting design sketches and feeding ... [more ▼]

In order to respond to the difficulties encountered by CAD software applications in really assisting the conceptual designer, we propose a tool that is capable of interpreting design sketches and feeding data to various project evaluators, right from the early phases in the design process. For that purpose, we use the concept of the absent interface, which is the only interface that is compatible with the cognitive process involved in sketching. In this paper, we present the principles of such an interface, illustrated by EsQUIsE, a software prototype for capturing and interpreting architectural sketches, which has been under development for several years. [less ▲]

Interface-esquisse effacée en ingénierie de conception

in Proceedings de la 14ème conférence francophine sur l'Interaction Homme-Machine IHM'02 (2002)

5,8 analogies per hour, A designer's view on analogical reasoning.

in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design (2002)

EsQUIsE, A tool supporting the architectural sketch

in La lettre de l'IA (1998), 134

Programme EsQUIsE. Acquisition et interprétation de croquis d'architecture

in La lettre de l'IA (1997), 123

Environnement de conception architecturale préintégrée - Eléments d'une plate-forme d'assistance basée sur une représentation sémantique

Doctoral thesis (1994)