EGIDE: A DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONCEPTUAL CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN

According to Mostow [12], a comprehensive model of design should support the representation of the 1. State of design (description of the design object). 2. Goal structure (goals are prescriptions of how the descriptions of the artifact should be manipulated). 3. Design decisions (choices between alternative design paths). 4. Rationale for design decisions (justifications for goal selection). 5. Control of the design process (selection of the best goal to work on and the best plan with which to achieve it). 6. Learning in design (both, of general knowledge about the domain and of specific knowledge about the problem).