Computer Aided Type Synthesis of Mechanisms
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The computer integrated mechanism synthesis system, taking                 the form of a "knowledge-based system", will make use of                        man-machine interface theory to guide the designer through                      multitudes of possible mechanism designs.  New kinematic design                 criteria will continue to be developed drawing from geometry,                   relative kinematics, graph theory, and industrial designers'                    problems.  Development of these criteria represents fundamental                 breakthroughs in the understanding and formalization of the                     initial stages of the mechanism design process.                                      Parallel research will continue in the theory and                          application of type synthesis, artificial intelligence, and                     certain areas of dimensional synthesis.  Expert system design                   modules will be developed and tested to help evaluate their                     usefulness to the designer and to investigate potential                         productivity increases by using these new tools.
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