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FIGURE 7.16 3-D CAD model of a partial assembly of a two-stage pierce and blank progressive die (showing only<br />

the die shoes, punch plate assembly, and die block). (From Cheok, B.T. et al. 1996. With permission.)<br />

designers. Most importantly, it is believed that the framework proposed will provide the basic knowledge<br />

for the development of an even more efficient intelligent die design and manufacture system using a<br />

case-based approach.<br />

It has long been recognized that many decisions made by human beings are not reasoned from first<br />

principles. Instead, when confronted with a decision making task, humans first try to relate the problem<br />

at hand to the closest situation they have experienced in the past. They will then try to adapt their<br />

past experience to solve the problem at hand. This case-based approach is also commonly used by the<br />

die designer. When designing a die to mass produce a product, the die designer first examines the product<br />

carefully and then tries to recall whether he has worked on a similar type of product. If he has, he will<br />

retrieve the drawings and use them as a reference for the new design. If we are able to develop a<br />

computerized die design system based on the case-based approach, it will provide the following<br />

benefits:<br />

1. The design, which is based on an earlier working design, will have a very high chance to work<br />

successfully.<br />

2. The design will probably be one of the best solutions. This is because only good past designs will<br />

be stored as cases in the design data base.<br />

3. There is a better chance that components used in the earlier design may be recycled for use in the<br />

new design.<br />

4. The experience of a die designer will not be restricted to designs he has worked on in the past;<br />

instead, he will have access to all the good designs developed by the company.<br />

In the 1980s, Schank (1986), Kolodner and Riesbeck (1986), and others pioneered basic research in<br />

case-based reasoning (CBR). Today, industry research laboratories and graduate students at several

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