Application of the CBR method for aiding the process of manipulators designing

The article presents a method based on knowledge and engineering experience for adding the process of manipulators designing. The method, proposed by the authors, is based on a hybrid structure that combines Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and the advisory system (AS). CBR is a problem-solving method that involves searching for similarities between the currently solved task and earlier cases that, appropriately described, are stored in the computer's memory. The advisory system is based on the knowledge gained from the experts. In the presented article, the authors have presented the structure of the developed system, the algorithm and the formal description of functioning of the application for computer aided designing of manipulators. Also, the method of functioning of the program is illustrated on the example of the manipulators designing using Festo and Item modules.