Configuration design

Today, Configuration design is a topic that arouses great interest and attention worldwide. For many years, Configuration design has been the subject of study and research by experts in the field, and its importance only increases with the passage of time. Both in the academic and public spheres, Configuration design has generated deep debates and reflections on its impact on society and daily life. In this article, we will explore different aspects and perspectives of Configuration design, analyzing its relevance and implications in various contexts.

Configuration design is a kind of design where a fixed set of predefined components that can be interfaced (connected) in predefined ways is given, and an assembly (i.e. designed artifact) of components selected from this fixed set is sought that satisfies a set of requirements and obeys a set of constraints.

The associated design configuration problem consists of the following three constituent tasks:

  1. Selection of components,
  2. Allocation of components, and
  3. Interfacing of components (design of ways the components interface/connect with each other).

Types of knowledge involved in configuration design include:

  • Problem-specific knowledge:
    • Input knowledge:
      • Requirements
      • Constraints
      • Technology
    • Case knowledge
  • Persistent knowledge (knowledge that remains valid over multiple problem solving sessions):
    • Case knowledge
    • Domain-specific, method-independent knowledge
    • Method-specific domain knowledge
    • Search-control knowledge

See also

References

  • Mittal, S. and Frayman, F. (1989), Towards a generic model of configuration tasks, Proceedings of the 11th IJCAI, San Mateo, CA, USA, Morgan Kaufmann, pages 1395-1401.
  • Levin, Mark Sh. (2015) Modular systems design and evaluation. Springer.
  • B. Wielinga and G. Schreiber (1997), Configuration Design Problem Solving, IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 12, pages 49–56.