Associative feature modeling for concurrent engineering integration

Ma, Yongsheng; Tong, T.

doi:10.1016/s0166-3615(03)00025-3

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“…Here, 'generic' emphasize the 'abstracted' class definition that support polymorphic definitions of features such that systematic processing methods, including repository services, validating checking routines, and change propagation, can be shared and automated. This idea is supported by some research works related to associative or resource adaptive features (Raman and Marefat 2004;Ma and Tong 2003;Ma et al 2007;Kim et al 2004), and extended feature types and ontology schemes reported Brunetti and Grimm 2005). However, none seems to have reached maturity.…”

Section: The Authors' View Of a New Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…The design intent at this stage has to be consistent with the guidelines specified in the conceptual design, such as required functions or design patterns (Lee 2005;Ma and Tong 2003). For example, Stefano et al (2004) used particular geometric characteristics in detailed designs to represent product functionality, but how to connect these geometric characteristics to the conceptual design for design validation was not mentioned.…”

Section: Detailed Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different application models represent different aspects of the same product. When an application model is changed, the changes must be propagated to other related applications for checking and updating (Park and Khoshnevis 1993;Dohmen 1997;Ma and Tong 2003). Therefore, application models must be connected or integrated.…”

Section: Existing Industrial Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Integrating knowledge-based methods with CAx tools A full integration of KBE with CAx systems has not materialized yet (Hoffman and Joan-Arinyo 2000;Ma and Tong 2003;Roller and Kreuz 2003). Problems encountered include (1) Representing engineering intent using KBE; (2) Using engineering knowledge to drive product modeling or process planning; (3) Associating engineering knowledge with product designs or process plans; and (4) One-way control mechanism only from KBE systems to CAx systems, e.g.…”

Section: Unifying Different Application Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Paradigm shift: unified and associative feature-based concurrent and collaborative engineering

Chen

Thimm

2008

J Intell Manuf

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With widely used concurrent and collaborative engineering technologies, the validity and consistency of product information become important. In order to establish the state of the art, this paper reviews emerging concurrent and collaborative engineering approaches and emphasizes on the integration of different application systems across product life cycle management (PLM) stages. It is revealed that checking product information validity is difficult for the current computer-aided systems because engineering intent is at best partially represented in product models. It is also not easy to maintain the consistency among related product models because information associations are not established. The purpose of this review is to identify and analyze research issues with respect to information integration and sharing for future concurrent and collaborative engineering. A new paradigm of research from the angle of feature unification and association for product modeling and manufacturing is subsequently proposed.Keywords Concurrent and collaborative engineering · Feature-based design and manufacturing · Product life cycle modeling · Information validity and consistency

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Section: The Authors' View Of a New Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Detailed Design Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Existing Industrial Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Unifying Different Application Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Paradigm shift: unified and associative feature-based concurrent and collaborative engineering

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Thimm

2008

J Intell Manuf

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“…Cost feature has been defined [4] as a unique category of features in a unified feature scheme [3] that can cover all types of features which are related to cost estimation. As a result of associative feature modelling [5] which could support the cost feature concept, then using just one kind of features generically so that it can be well defined class to be semantically maintained during the product life cycle is a feasible and effective approach. In such a way, the properties and behaviours of other extended features defined on top of the generic feature model will be updated automatically.…”

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confidence: 99%