Computer-assisted mould design for styrofoam products
Computers in Industry
Sharing manufacturing information in virtual enterprises
Communications of the ACM
Journal of Computer Science and Technology
Parametric and Feature Based CAD/Cam: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications
Parametric and Feature Based CAD/Cam: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications
Change propagation algorithm in a unified feature modeling scheme
Computers in Industry
Product lifecycle management in aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul
Computers in Industry
A new method for enhanced information content in product model
WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control
AIC'08 Proceedings of the 8th conference on Applied informatics and communications
Collaborative feature-based design via operations with a fine-grain product database
Computers in Industry
New knowledge based approach to expertise based engineering object modeling
SMO'09 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on Simulation, modelling and optimization
ASM '07 The 16th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling
Fine grain associative feature reasoning in collaborative engineering
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Representation of human intent and expertise in a new knowledge based engineering object modeling
MATH'09 Proceedings of the 14th WSEAS International Conference on Applied mathematics
Description of structure of dependencies in product model
MACMESE'07 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on Mathematical and computational methods in science and engineering
Parametric feature constraint modeling and mapping in product development
Advanced Engineering Informatics
A roadmap for parametric CAD efficiency in the automotive industry
Computer-Aided Design
Explicit reference modeling methodology in parametric CAD system
Computers in Industry
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In typical product development processes, like plastic injection mould design, design information flow is not well supported by the current available IT systems. At different stages of a product life cycle, from documentation of requirement specifications, to conceptual design, detailed structure design and production, engineering knowledge is striped off except the bare minimum geometrical and control data, such as computer-aided design (CAD) solid models and cutting tool paths. Associative relations among engineering features are normally ignored; hence data consistency and design changes are difficult to be managed. In this paper, interfacing knowledge oriented tools and CAD application is identified as a technical gap for intelligent product development, and the concept of associative feature is introduced. For high-level reasoning and the execution of decisions, to define associative features in the form of self-contained and well-defined design objects is essential. As a case study, cooling channels in the design of plastic injection moulds with a CAD tool are modeled as an illustrating associative feature type. Potential integration among different applications based on such associative features is also explored.