A hierarchical data structure for representing assemblies: part I
Computer-Aided Design
Usability inspection methods
An Algorithm for Subgraph Isomorphism
Journal of the ACM (JACM)
Robot Analysis and Design: The Mechanics of Serial and Parallel Manipulators
Robot Analysis and Design: The Mechanics of Serial and Parallel Manipulators
DAMLJessKB: A Tool for Reasoning with the Semantic Web
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Machining Feature-Based Comparisons of Mechanical Parts
SMI '01 Proceedings of the International Conference on Shape Modeling & Applications
A (Sub)Graph Isomorphism Algorithm for Matching Large Graphs
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Combinatorial Algorithms: Theory and Practice
Combinatorial Algorithms: Theory and Practice
Technical Section: Automatic discovery of common design structures in CAD models
Computers and Graphics
A flexible assembly retrieval approach for model reuse
Computer-Aided Design
Relaxed lightweight assembly retrieval using vector space model
Computer-Aided Design
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The increased use of CAD systems by product development organizations has resulted in the creation of large databases of assemblies. This explosion of assembly data is likely to continue in the future. In many situations, a text-based search alone may not be sufficient to search for assemblies and it may be desirable to search for assemblies based on the content of the assembly models. The ability to perform content-based searches on these databases is expected to help the designers in the following two ways. First, it can facilitate the reuse of existing assembly designs, thereby reducing the design time. Second, a lot of useful designs for manufacturing, and assembly knowledge are implicitly embedded in existing assemblies. Therefore a capability to locate existing assemblies and examine them can be used as a learning tool by designers to learn from the existing assembly designs. This paper describes a system for performing content-based searches on assembly databases. We identify templates for comprehensive search definitions and describe algorithms to perform content-based searches for mechanical assemblies. We also illustrate the capabilities of our system through several examples.