Feature-based representation for manufacturing planning
conference contribution
posted on 2014-01-31, 14:45authored byKeith Case, Wan Abdul Rahman Jauhari Bin Wan Harun
Product models are required to support a wide range of applications but, whilst features have been used
to support single applications, it is unusual to find feature representations that simultaneously fulfil the
information needs of several applications. A formal structure for the representation of assembly and process
planning in a feature-based design system is presented, using mating and functional relationships. Objectoriented
programming techniques have been used to implement a prototype system using the ACIS solid
modelling kernel. The research has demonstrated that a single feature representation can be used to support a
number of activities within a computer integrated manufacturing environment.
History
School
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Citation
CASE, K. and WAN HARUN, W.A., 1999. Feature-based representation for manufacturing planning. IN: Hilary, M.T. and Lewis, H.J. (eds). ICPR-15 Manufacturing for a Global Market: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Conference of the International Foundation for Production Research, 9th-12th August 1999, University of Limerick. Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering, University of Limerick, Volume 2, pp. 1733-1736
Publisher
Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering, University of Limerick