Multi-agent collaborative 3D design with geometric model at different levels of detail

Authors:
Chih-Hsing Chu;Ping-Han Wu;Yu-Chiung Hsu
Affiliations:
Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
Venue:
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper presents a scheme for collaborative 3D design using product model at various levels of detail (LODs). Design features are selectively hidden at each level from certain participants, depending on their actual needs and individual accessibility in the collaboration. A tree data structure represents the feature hierarchy of CAD construction, the link between feature and LOD, and 2D mesh data for display control of each feature. An XML/XSLT-based approach is proposed to enable real-time visualization of different LOD models in distributed environment. A collaborative design system is implemented using multi-agent technologies, which focuses on function design of each agent, interactions among agents, the client-server structure, and generation of the LOD data using the XML/XSLT approach. A scenario of synchronous 3D mold assembly demonstrates that geometric categorization of product model provides an operational mechanism for assuring security of information sharing in engineering collaborations over the Internet. It also validates the effectiveness of the agent technologies for automating complex engineering activities.