Abstract
Knowledge based design integrates a broad range of highly
specialized knowledge from expert sources to synthesize or refine a
design. Knowledge-based design systems automate at least some of these
knowledge sources. However, the constant evolution of standards,
technologies, and a dynamic marketplace demands a high degree of
adaptability in both design expertise and in the process of applying
that expertise. The need for diverse, highly sophisticated, and rapidly
changing skills and knowledge makes the multiagent paradigm particularly
appropriate for knowledge-based design. As researchers apply multiagent
technologies to design domains, challenges include supporting
interoperability among heterogeneous agents on diverse platforms,
coordinating the design process, and managing conflict. This article
surveys the state of the art in multiagent systems, through examples of
projects and techniques, and then presents several questions that elicit
the requirements and goals of a proposed multiagent design application
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