| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R69983/01 |
| Title: |
Building Services Standard Solutions Implemented in CAD: Design of Ceiling Void Solutions |
| Principal Investigator: |
Medjdoub, Professor B |
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| Department: |
Sch of the Built Environment |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Fast Stream |
| Starts: |
23 September 2002 |
Ends: |
22 September 2005 |
Value (£): |
52,148
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| Building Ops & Management |
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This research project proposal aims to use standard solutions in conjunction with IT and to extend the work of the previous project Building Services Standard Solutions implemented in CAD funded by EPSRC/DETR and led by Oscar Faber for ceiling voids to make the solution useable for more complex geometry and to improve interactivity. This will bring benefits in terms of increasing the range of applications for which the solutions can be used (with consequent reductions in design time etc.) and to improve usability. The extension to deal with more complex geometry will be based on Case Based Reasoning as well as CLP. Very often, design engineers use previous solutions and adapt them to new problems. Case Based Reasoning mirrors this practical approach and will help us to deal effectively with increasingly complex geometry. Our approach would combine automation and interactivity. From the 3D specification of the building, our software prototype would proceed through two steps. First the zone fan coil and diffuser arrangements would be generated, using case-based reasoning approach with the benefit of using previous solutions and adapt them to the new problem and the possibility to solve large models. The second step would generate distribution routes, using constraint logic programming which shown its robustness to solve combinatorial problems. The 3D ceiling void solution could be modified or improved by the designer, when we would provide further contribution by concentrating on interactivity.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |