Geometric triangulations, with application to fully automatic three-dimensional mesh generation
Geometric triangulations, with application to fully automatic three-dimensional mesh generation
Interoperability among CAD/CAM/CAE Systems: A Review of Current Research Trends
GMAI '06 Proceedings of the conference on Geometric Modeling and Imaging: New Trends
Collaborative Design: From Concept to Application
GMAI '06 Proceedings of the conference on Geometric Modeling and Imaging: New Trends
An Introduction to Knowledge Engineering
An Introduction to Knowledge Engineering
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Product design development needs collaboration between different designers. A product is co-modelled by a team of designers at geographically distributed locations using a set of heterogeneous business tools such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) systems. However, existing collaborative environment support only a limited set of specific business tools. This paper presents an approach to enhance collaboration between experts using heterogeneous CAD/CAM models by the formulation of business knowledge throughout a Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) approach. An MDA-based solution is proposed to deal with the issues identified in developing such collaborative framework. We present a meta-modelling architecture to synchronise heterogeneous models whereby business models at different levels of abstraction can be synchronised. One issue is to measure the potential of such an approach in non-software engineering field. A case study is applied to Esprit™ CAM tool enabling Esprit™ to interoperate with the SolidWorks™ CAD tool throughout the Product Process Organisation (PPO) collaborative environment.