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Constructive memory for situated design agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2005

PAK-SAN LIEW  and
JOHN S. GERO
PAK-SAN LIEW
Affiliation:
Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition, School of Architecture, Design Science and Planning, University of Sydney, Chippendale, NSW 2006, Australia
JOHN S. GERO
Affiliation:
Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition, School of Architecture, Design Science and Planning, University of Sydney, Chippendale, NSW 2006, Australia
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Abstract

Design is situated. “Situatedness” in designing entails the explicit consideration of the state of the environment, the knowledge and experiences of the designer, and the interactions between the designer and the environment during designing. Central to the notion of situatedness is the notion of design situation and constructive memory. A design situation models a particular state of interaction between a design agent and the environment at a particular point in time. Memory construction occurs whenever a design agent uses past experiences and knowledge within the current design environment in a situated manner. This paper is concerned with the development of an agent-based computational design tool that takes into consideration the notion of situatedness in designing. A key element of this tool is a constructive memory system that supports the dynamic nature of designing. Memories of past experiences are constructed as required by the current situation, and past experiences are refined for future utility according to the current interactions between the agent and the environment. This latter case of knowledge improvement is illustrated through a series of experiments that demonstrates the effect of grounding on the operating modes and responses of a constructive memory system.

Keywords

Constructive MemorySituated Design Agent
Type
Research Article
Information
AI EDAM , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , May 2004 , pp. 163 - 198
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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