@inproceedings{a825cc98efce415a908bcbdc7a421fbf,
title = "Explaining plant design knowledge through means-end modelling",
abstract = "We apply the multilevel means-end model of Rasmussen to explain the intentions behind design choices of industrial systems. We have extended a design tool, the Design++ environment, to capture higher level knowledge about the artefact under design and to explain this knowledge to the users. Means-end knowledge is encoded through relations added on top of the existing part-of and subclass hierarchies in the tool. Explanations are encoded as structured text in the objects and design rules. We have tested the explanations with a power plant application. Although still very primitive, this research prototype has confirmed that meansend information can be effectively used both to capture and explain design knowledge. We adopt a simplified view to design processes and decisions, placing our main emphasis in artefact modelling and explanation techniques.",
author = "Pertti Huuskonen and Kari Kaarela",
year = "1995",
doi = "10.1016/S0921-2647(06)80252-2",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-0-444-81795-2",
series = "Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics",
publisher = "Elsevier",
pages = "417--422",
editor = "Yuichiro Anzai and Katsuhiko Ogawa and Hirohiko Mori",
booktitle = "Symbiosis of Human and Artifact",
address = "Netherlands",
note = "6th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction ; Conference date: 09-07-1995 Through 14-07-1995",
}