Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning

This paper presents our research on design simplification by analogical reasoning. It defines a “simplification problem”, then describes our approach to solving design simplification problems by analogical reasoning. One of the important contributions of the research is the use of relevance for guiding the analogical reasoning process. Its benefits are analyzed using a set of experiments. Finally, the paper draws conclusions and proposes directions for future research

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