A Flexible, Interactive Integration Architecture for Extraction of CAPP Information From CAD

Volume 2: 11th Biennial Conference on Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention; 7th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; JSME Symposium on Design and Production; Mechanical Design Education and History; Computer-Integrated Concurrent Design Conference ◽

10.1115/detc1995-0222 ◽

1995 ◽

Author(s):

C. C. Hayes

Keyword(s):

Process Planning ◽

Information Exchange ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Control Structures ◽

Computer Aided Process Planning ◽

Integration Architecture ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Design Systems ◽

Aided Design ◽

And Control

Abstract This paper describes CHAMP, a conceptual architecture designed to support the task of passing information from computer-aided design systems to computer-aided process planning systems.1 Current integration systems are lacking in the flexibility of both their information-exchange mechanisms and in their control structures. The result is a sacrifice in the efficiency of solutions produced. The proposed architecture is based on models of human process planning, and aims to improve the effectiveness of CAD/CAPP integration by providing more flexible communications and control structures through shared blackboards, and by providing a mechanism for reasoning about intermediate solution states. The architecture is intended to summarize the current understanding of the CAD/CAPP integration task and to elucidate areas where further research is required.

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Common Product/Process Models for Integrating Manufacturing Simulation, Process Planning and Computer Aided Design

Volume 1: Design for Manufacturing Conference ◽

10.1115/96-detc/dfm-1289 ◽

1996 ◽

Author(s):

Robert V. E. Bryant ◽

Thomas J. Laliberty

Keyword(s):

Process Planning ◽

Collaborative Design ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Automatic Generation ◽

Process Models ◽

Virtual Enterprises ◽

Computer Aided Process Planning ◽

Manufacturing Simulation ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Aided Design

Abstract Integrated Product Process Development tools which minimize downstream manufacturing risk at the earliest design stages and avoid costly Design-Build-Test cycles are essential to achieving product profitability and meeting market windows. This paper summarizes initial work performed towards the development of the Manufacturing Simulation Driver (MSD) system which will demonstrate the automatic generation and execution of distributed manufacturing simulations. These simulation models are produced by Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) software tools which reason about Computer Aided Design (CAD) product models and produce manufacturing “scripts” from a process and resource model of a manufacturing facility. This capability will enable emerging virtual enterprises conducting collaborative design and manufacturing to simulate and prove out the manufacturing cycle of a product prior to launching production ramp-up. 1

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A framework for the integration of computer-aided design and computer-aided process planning

Computers & Industrial Engineering ◽

10.1016/0360-8352(88)90042-3 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 395-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Rong-Kwei Li ◽

David D. Bedworth

Keyword(s):

Process Planning ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Computer Aided Process Planning ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Aided Design

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A Framework for Integrated Computer-Aided Design, Process Planning and Manufacturing Systems Engineering for Powertrain Machining

Volume 4: 24th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/detc2004-57656 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Derek Yip-Hoi ◽

Jianming Li ◽

Liang Zhou ◽

Wencai Wang ◽

Madhumati Ramesh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Design Process ◽

Process Planning ◽

Systems Engineering ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Manufacturing Systems ◽

Manufacturing System ◽

Value Added ◽

Computer Aided Process Planning ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Aided Design

Machined powertrain components are a subset of machined parts that introduce unique and difficult problems to product design, process planning and manufacturing system design for the automotive industry. They are complex, high value-added components that must be produced at large volumes to stringent quality standards. Accordingly product development cycles are typically long. Integrated computer-aided approaches are thus desirable for reducing this time and helping manufacturing engineers design the best process and specify the optimal manufacturing system configuration. This paper presents a framework for integrating Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems Engineering (CAE-MS) for producing machined powertrain components. It describes the key components of this framework and in some cases details of the methods and technologies adopted for their realization. This solution is based upon a feature-centric philosophy. This stands in contrast to the product-variant approach that has been common practice in this industry.

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