Object models for computer aided design

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36 provide t􁪽􋵥e 􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵤derstanding, ex􁪽􋵥erience, judgerrent, and 3.2 􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵤del􁪽􋵮ng 􁪽􋵮n 􁪽􋵲rt:ficial Ir.tell􁪽􋵧ge􁪽􋵣ce 􁪽􋵯ork in artificial intelligence has lon􁪽􋵴 teen concerned w􁪽􋵴t􁪽􋴚 􁪽􋵯odel􁪽􋵮ng. Ho􁪽􋵥ever, bott the scope and the purpose of these rrodels usually di􁪽􋵦fe: 􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵤dely frorr thcse. we 'have chosen to consider. The goal in AI is usually to construct "intelligent" 􁪽􋵯odels, that is, wodels 􁪽􋵨hich are 2􁪽􋵬le to co 􁪽􋵲r.ings like 􁪽􋵮nderstanc r,a:cral lang􁪽􋵡ages or, ir. c􁪽􋵲r context, autorratically design and ichedule production for a 􁪽􋵩ine. 􁪽􋵬lthocgh 􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵰pressive results have beer. achieved in such as 􁪽􋵩inogr2d's systerr which 􁪽􋵡ar.i?ulates 􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵯ocks on a table in response to natural [13] , the state of the art for neeced tc adecuately model sOmething of the complexity of a rr:􁪽􋵥e cr a battlEs􁪽􋵩i􁪽􋵦 for de5􁪽􋵧gn and 􁪽􋵲r.alysis purposes. Ir.:elliger.ce is, however, a necessary element of any 􁪽􋵯odeling syste􁪽􋵦f Since it is not yet practical to b􁪽􋴚􁪽􋵬ld ir.telligE􁪽􋵴t 􁪽􋵯odels, we will concentrate on building :r.te:3c:i􁪽􋵥e rrccels 􁪽􋵨hlch rely er. human intera:tion to intuitio􁪽􋵷 w􁪽􋵩ieh must go into a rrodel.