Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) is a relatively recent problem solving technique that is
attracting increasing attention. However, the number of people with first-hand theoretical or …

This paper contains a brief overview of Case‐Based Reasoning (CBR) with an emphasis on
European activities in the field. The main objective was to have a balance between brevity …

Highlights•Design fixation affects a broad range of design practices.•Fixation can be related
to many other concepts from other disciplines.•The relationship between fixation and …

The use of examples serves a critical role in creative design practice, but details of this
process remain an enigma. This is problematic for both the understanding of design activity …

We envision that the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems will be
characterized by four features: they will be based on cognitive accounts of design, and they …

In this paper, the authors propose that the canonical customer–toolkit dyad in mass
customization (MC) should be complemented with user communities. Many companies in …

Case-based reasoning in design is becoming an important approach to computer-support
for design as well as an important component in understanding the design process. Design …

Case-based reasoning (CBR) is a problem-solving technique based on the retrieval and
adaptation of cases, which are episodic descriptions of problems and their associated …

The health care building designing is a very difficult process in which there are a great
quantity of parameters and variables that it is necessary to consider. The health care …

This handbook provides information about fundamental aspects of the field and explores the
myriad applications of fuzzy logic techniques and methods. It presents basic conceptual …