Engineering information integration using object-oriented mediator technology

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 949-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattias Nyström ◽  
Tore Risch
Keyword(s):  
Information Integration ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Mediator Technology

Object-Oriented Analysis of an Information Model for Hull Piece Fabrication

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 207-221
Author(s):  
Jong Gye Shin ◽  
Won Don Kim
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Information Model ◽  
Object Relation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Object Oriented Approach ◽  
Improved Accuracy

The production procedure of ship's hull plates includes hull modeling, lofting, cutting, and forming in sequence. Each process is isolated from the point of view of information flow and current practices in forming hull pieces are experience-dependent. This, in turn, reduces productivity and prevents the development of automation. To satisfy shipyards' demand for improved accuracy and enhanced productivity with mechanization or automation, it is necessary to collect production information, and to structure and maintain it in a well-organized manner. The objective of this paper is to propose an information model for ship's hull piece forming in a systematic manner. First, current shipyardsi practices and information flow relative to hull production process are described. From the point of view of information integration, the necessity of an information model is clarified. An information model for ship's hull piece forming is then proposed. For the information model, product model and concurrent engineering concepts are introduced. Since the construction of the information model with the two concepts requires an object-oriented approach, a new mixed-type, called here ‘hybrid’, object-oriented methodology for hull piece information model is defined. Based on the proposed methodology, the object association and operation analyses are carried out for the information modeling of hull piece forming. Through the analysis, the object-relation diagram shows that kinematics data is indispensable to construct the information model for hull piece forming.

scholarly journals A Web3D Enabled Information Integration Framework for Facility Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvinas Rasys ◽  
Michael Hodds ◽  
Nashwan Dawood ◽  
Mohamad Kassem
Keyword(s):  
Information Integration ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Integration Framework ◽  
Usable Information ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
3D Content

Managing capital oil and gas and civil engineering facilities requires a large amount of heterogeneous information that is generated by different project stakeholders across the facility lifecycle phases and is stored in various databases and technical documents. The amount of information reaches its peak during the commissioning and handover phases when the project is handed over to the operator. The operational phase of facilities spans multiple decades and the way facilities are used and maintained have a huge impact on costs, environment, productivity, and health and safety. Thus, the client and the operator bear most of the additional costs associated with incomplete, incorrect or not immediately usable information. Web applications can provide quick and convenient access to information regardless of user location. However, the integration and delivery of engineering information, including 3D content, over the Web is still at its infancy and is affected by numerous technical (i.e. data and tools) and procedural (i.e. process and people) challenges. This paper addresses the technical issues and proposes a Web3D enabled information integration framework that delivers engineering information together with 3D content without any plug-ins. In the proposed framework, a class library defines the engineering data requirements and a semi-structured database provides means to integrate heterogeneous technical asset information. This framework also enables separating the 3D model content into fragments, storing them together with the digital assets and delivering to the client browser on demand. Such framework partially alleviates the current limitations of the JavaScript based 3D content delivery such as application speed and latency. Hence, the proposed framework is particularly valuable to petroleum and civil engineering companies working with large amounts of data.

Reverse Engineering of Object-Oriented Code

2017 ◽  
pp. 1479-1502
Author(s):  
Liliana Favre ◽  
Liliana Martinez ◽  
Claudia Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Engineering Models ◽  
Software Modernization ◽  
New Research ◽  
Abstraction Levels

Software modernization is a new research area in the software industry that is intended to provide support for transforming an existing software system to a new one that satisfies new demands. Software modernization requires technical frameworks for information integration and tool interoperability that allow managing new platform technologies, design techniques, and processes. To meet these demands, Architecture-Driven Modernization (ADM) has emerged as the new OMG (Object Management Group) initiative for modernization. Reverse engineering techniques play a crucial role in system modernization. This chapter describes the state of the art in the model-driven modernization area, reverse engineering in particular. A framework to reverse engineering models from object-oriented code that distinguishes three different abstraction levels linked to models, metamodels, and formal specification is described. The chapter includes an analysis of technologies that support ADM standards and provides a summary of the principles that can be used to govern current modernization efforts.

scholarly journals OpenBIM: An Enabling Solution for Information Interoperability

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 5358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Jiang ◽  
Liping Jiang ◽  
Yunwei Han ◽  
Zheng Wu ◽  
Na Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Integration ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Information Interaction ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Software Platforms

The expansion of scale and the increase of complexity of construction projects puts higher requirements on the level of collaboration among different stakeholders. How to realize better information interoperability among multiple disciplines and different software platforms becomes a key problem in the collaborative process. openBIM (building information model), as a common approach of information exchange, can meet the needs of information interaction among different software well and improve the efficiency and accuracy of collaboration. To the best of our knowledge, there is currently no comprehensive survey of openBIM approach in the context of the AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) industry, this paper fills the gap and presents a literature review of openBIM. In this paper, the openBIM related standards, software platforms, and tools enabling information interoperability are introduced and analyzed comprehensively based on related websites and literature. Furthermore, engineering information interoperability research supported by openBIM is analyzed from the perspectives of information representation, information query, information exchange, information extension, and information integration. Finally, research gaps and future directions are presented based on the analysis of existing research. The systematic analysis of the theory and practice of openBIM in this paper can provide support for its further research and application.

Virtual Web Plant: An Internet-Based Plant Engineering Information System

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ebbesmeyer ◽  
Jürgen Gausemeier ◽  
Holger Krumm ◽  
Thorsten Molt ◽  
Thomas Gruß
Keyword(s):  
Object Oriented ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Plant Structure ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
New Type

Abstract The European Pressurized Water Reactor Project (EPR) is based on an innovative design concept for a new type of pressurized water reactor. The development of this concept will be carried out by a consortium of international partners and customers based in Germany and France. During the development of the EPR large amounts of up-to-date engineering data (i.e. CAD data, planning documentation) have to be made available to all project partners for presentation and development. This paper describes the web-based tool Virtual Web Plant (VWP), a tool to integrate 3D models from various CAD plant design tools and to display them interactively. The tool receives the data through the Internet. We describe the special advantages of an object-oriented database for the storage of the graphical data are shown. Through the application of object-oriented databases, it is possible to define various views of the logical plant structure, for example. The user is hereby able to navigate easily through both the plant structure and the project documentation. The work presented in this paper is part of a Virtual Reality Research Project of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and the Siemens AG KWU.

Reverse Engineering of Object-Oriented Code

2018 ◽  
pp. 424-447
Author(s):  
Liliana Favre ◽  
Liliana Martinez ◽  
Claudia Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Engineering Models ◽  
Software Modernization ◽  
New Research ◽  
Abstraction Levels

Software modernization is a new research area in the software industry that is intended to provide support for transforming an existing software system to a new one that satisfies new demands. Software modernization requires technical frameworks for information integration and tool interoperability that allow managing new platform technologies, design techniques, and processes. To meet these demands, Architecture-Driven Modernization (ADM) has emerged as the new OMG (Object Management Group) initiative for modernization. Reverse engineering techniques play a crucial role in system modernization. This chapter describes the state of the art in the model-driven modernization area, reverse engineering in particular. A framework to reverse engineering models from object-oriented code that distinguishes three different abstraction levels linked to models, metamodels, and formal specification is described. The chapter includes an analysis of technologies that support ADM standards and provides a summary of the principles that can be used to govern current modernization efforts.

Reverse Engineering of Object-Oriented Code

2015 ◽  
pp. 386-410
Author(s):  
Liliana Favre ◽  
Liliana Martinez ◽  
Claudia Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Engineering Models ◽  
Software Modernization ◽  
New Research ◽  
Abstraction Levels

Software modernization is a new research area in the software industry that is intended to provide support for transforming an existing software system to a new one that satisfies new demands. Software modernization requires technical frameworks for information integration and tool interoperability that allow managing new platform technologies, design techniques, and processes. To meet these demands, Architecture-Driven Modernization (ADM) has emerged as the new OMG (Object Management Group) initiative for modernization. Reverse engineering techniques play a crucial role in system modernization. This chapter describes the state of the art in the model-driven modernization area, reverse engineering in particular. A framework to reverse engineering models from object-oriented code that distinguishes three different abstraction levels linked to models, metamodels, and formal specification is described. The chapter includes an analysis of technologies that support ADM standards and provides a summary of the principles that can be used to govern current modernization efforts.

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