In my last post, I had mentioned how the concept of “design intelligence” was around long before the concept of Artificial Intelligence became mainstream. I had given example of the programming language LISP and how engineers had begun to program in logic, rules, and intent into the design process itself.
In this post, I would like to move the conversation to application of AI in engineering design especially most recently.
The true power of Artificial Intelligence is in how it is able to augment the design process that is currently in place. The video attached to this post is a good example of this.
The simulation process that is being shown in the video is the result of the SolidWorks design platform, using tried and true engineering principles, careful design, and a good understanding of how the system would work in the real world. The narration that is embedded in the video, however, is the result of the use of AI. Two different tools, two different uses, working together to better communicate the idea.
And this is what AI is actually changing in the world of design and simulation.
It is actually helping us be more efficient in iterating, presenting, and communicating our ideas to others.
As a Design & Simulation expert, my job has always been about bridging the gap between concept and reality. When researchers, innovators, or project owners come to me, they are asking me to deliver confidence. Confidence that an idea can be correctly represented, that a system can be realistically simulated, and that the digital world experience can actually represents what is possible in the physical world.
Nothing about that changes just because AI is now part of the equation.
That’s why, in my opinion, it is those who are familiar with both traditional design intelligence concepts such as logic, rules, simulation, and modeling and new AI-assisted design concepts who will define the future of engineering. The technology will change, but the basics will always stay the same.
I will continue to share examples of how design, simulation, automation, and AI come together in the real world.
Software: Solidworks, InShot, Adobe Premier Pro.