An expert CAD system is developed for the design of marine power plants using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) concept. Firstly, the design process is discussed generally from the view point of applying the AI technique effectively to the design process. It is found that a hybrid-type expert CAD system coupled with the AI technique and the design optimization method is most effective for this type of CAD system. The system architecture of the devoloped CAD system consists of the knowledge base for the design rules, the frame-type data base of the plant machinery, and the mathematical optimization process. Through system execution, it is ascertained that the system is effective not only as a tool for plant design but also as a tool for instructing inexperienced designers.
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