STRUCTURED DESIGN APPROACHES FOR MARINE PLATFORMS USING CAD AND KBS

Problems associated with designing high cost, unit volume, multi-disciplinary systems are increasing as the demands being made by clients grow inexorably. Computer techniques now exist which can support designers in overcoming these problems. This paper contains a discussion of the problems and provides examples of the ways in which computer based systems can help in overcoming them. The unifying feature of these support systems is the way in which they help the designer apply appropriate knowledge in a structured way, so that quality is built into the product and not added afterwards.