A hierarchical data structure for representing assemblies: part I
Computer-Aided Design
A polynomial-time algorithm to find the shortest cycle basis of a graph
SIAM Journal on Computing
Computer-Aided Design
A modeling system for top-down design of assembled products
IBM Journal of Research and Development
A new approach to similarity retrieval of 2-D graphic objects based on dominant shapes
Pattern Recognition Letters
An Algorithm for Subgraph Isomorphism
Journal of the ACM (JACM)
Content-Based Image Retrieval at the End of the Early Years
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Parametric and Feature Based CAD/Cam: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications
Parametric and Feature Based CAD/Cam: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications
Using shape distributions to compare solid models
Proceedings of the seventh ACM symposium on Solid modeling and applications
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
Case-Based Reasoning in Design
IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications
A (Sub)Graph Isomorphism Algorithm for Matching Large Graphs
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Exact and Approximate Graph Matching Using Random Walks
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Content-based retrieval of 3D models
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMCCAP)
Design, innovation and case-based reasoning
The Knowledge Engineering Review
Hierarchical matching for retrieval of hand-drawn sketches
ICME '03 Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Multimedia and Expo - Volume 1
3D model retrieval using principal plane analysis and dynamic programming
Pattern Recognition
Partial matching of 3D shapes with priority-driven search
SGP '06 Proceedings of the fourth Eurographics symposium on Geometry processing
Calligraphic Interfaces: Classifier combination for sketch-based 3D part retrieval
Computers and Graphics
Structure-oriented contour representation and matching for engineering shapes
Computer-Aided Design
Content-based assembly search: A step towards assembly reuse
Computer-Aided Design
A survey of content based 3D shape retrieval methods
Multimedia Tools and Applications
Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends
Computer-Aided Design
On visual similarity based 2D drawing retrieval
Computer-Aided Design
Sketch-based retrieval of complex drawings using hierarchical topology and geometry
Computer-Aided Design
Design reuse oriented partial retrieval of CAD models
Computer-Aided Design
Multi-level assembly model for top-down design of mechanical products
Computer-Aided Design
Relaxed lightweight assembly retrieval using vector space model
Computer-Aided Design
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Nowadays, growing quantities of product models are created in industries. Usually, these models contain abundant design knowledge, either explicit or implicit, in various disciplines. As an approach to taking full advantage of the design knowledge embedded, model reuse plays an increasingly important part in complex product design and innovative design, in which enormous time and cost can be saved. While model retrieval is a natural and promising way to help designers find the right models for quick and accurate reuse, the retrieval technology for assemblies is yet to reach maturity since the previous text-based or low-level content-based assembly retrieval could not fully support the needs of users. In this paper, a new assembly retrieval approach is presented, based on which, users can input flexible queries, either rough or precise, to retrieve efficiently the whole or partial assemblies they want from the product library. First, a multilevel assembly descriptor supporting various searching requirements is elaborated, which collects different levels of information in assembly models. Then, the corresponding matching and similarity assessment methods with well-balanced efficiency and discriminability are given to evaluate the differences between assembly models. Moreover, an indexing mechanism for accelerating assembly retrieval, especially the partial retrieval, is presented to filter the unmatchable models quickly. Finally, an assembly retrieval prototype system is implemented, and the experimental results are analyzed to verify the advantages of the flexible assembly retrieval approach.