The Key Technology Research of Heterogeneous Product Data Exchange and Sharing in Collaborative Design and Manufacturing System

2013 ◽  
Vol 694-697 ◽  
pp. 2432-2437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Fen Liu ◽  
Wei Min Li

In the paper, the main research topic is product data exchange of each heterogeneous systems in the process of collaborative design and manufacturing under the condition of mass customization.Based on the research for existing technology of product model information sharing and conversion,put forward the solution to combine STEP with XML,completed product data transfer and exchange among web-based cooperation enterprises. Also,it was researched how to express EXPRESS data model to XML, as well as its application in the network environment, the function of converting STEP Part21 physical file to XML file was realized.

Author(s):  
Fei Gao ◽  
Dieter Roller

Abstract Capturing design process is becoming an important topic of feature-based modeling, as well as in product data exchange, concurrent design, and cooperative design. Three critical issues on the modeling of design process are considered in this paper, namely, feature concepts, feature evolution, and the semantic consistencies of the states of product models. A semantics-based product model is introduced to facilitate the description of both conceptual and detailed models, and to maintain the semantic consistencies of product states. The process is represented by feature states and their evolution records. Feature type variation and prototype-based design are proposed to support feature evolution. A conceptual description of the design process and an example are given.


Author(s):  
Esther A. Edwards-lwe

Abstract The ability to exchange and share product data between and within enterprises is essential for implementing the concepts of concurrent engineering as well as operating in a global market economy. STEP, the STandard for the Exchange of Product Model Data, is an international effort to standardize product information. Product information is used by manufacturing enterprise to design, produce, and maintain a product. The purpose of STEP is to prescribe a neutral mechanism capable of completely representing product data throughout the life cycle of a product. Data sharing can only be discussed in the context of a specific application. The scope of STEP data sharing architecture has progressed from a single shared facility to sharing multiple distributed facilities. This paper discusses the lessons learned from a prototype implementation of the mechanical part design process(es) captured in a network of heterogeneous computers and database management systems to allow for data exchange and sharing between and within an enterprise.


1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
James Murphy

The use of computer-aided design (CAD) technology in the U.S. Navy and marine industry has evolved from a drafting-based design tool to a three-dimensional (3D) product-oriented information base, used for design, production and service life support. One of the most significant enhancements to current CAD technology has been the incorporation or integration of non-graphic attribute information with traditional graphics data. This expanded information base or product model has enabled the marine industry to expand CAD use to include such activities as engineering analysis, production control, and logistics support. While significant savings can be achieved through the exchange of digital product model data between different agents, current graphics-based CAD data exchange standards do not support this expanded information content. The Navy/Industry Digital Data Exchange Standards Committee (NIDDESC) was formed as a cooperative effort of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the National Shipbuilding Research Program to develop an industry consensus on product data and to ensure these industry requirements are incorporated into national and international data exchange standards. The NIDDESC effort has resulted in the development of a suite of product model specifications or application protocols (APs) defining marine industry product model data. These APs have been submitted for inclusion into the next generation of data exchange standards.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 2040006
Author(s):  
Yiqi Wu ◽  
Fazhi He ◽  
Yueting Yang

As a new design and manufacture paradigm, Cloud-Based Collaborative Design (CBCD) has motivated designers to outsource their product data and design computation onto the cloud service. Despite non-negligible benefits of CBCD, there are potential security threats for the outsourced product data, such as intellectual property, design intentions and private identity, which has become an interest point. This paper presents a novel secure product data exchange (PDE) in the processes of CBCD. Different from general cloud security mechanism, our method is content-based. We first show an outline of the collaborative scenario to describe the architecture of the proposed secure CBCD, in which a security mechanism is combined with the data exchange service to achieve secure PDE. Second, we present a novel grid-based geometric deformation method for the security mechanism with three processes: the original shapes of a source Computer Aided Design (CAD) model can be hidden by deforming the control grid; then the deformed grid can be exchanged to target system where a deformed target CAD model can be reconstructed; at last, the deformed target CAD model can be recovered to the original shape after recovering the deformed grid. Finally, typical CAD model tests demonstrate that our method can keep the sensitive information of source model and also maintain the same level of data exchange error.


1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Burton Gischner ◽  
Gregory Morea

The Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) was first developed in 1980. It has evolved with continual improvements to the current Version 5.1 which was published in October 1991 [1]. Although IGES has proved to be a very valuable tool, difficulties have been encountered in using it for sophisticated transfers, such as for product models or complicated drawings. The long range solution to these difficulties is the emergence of the Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP). The Navy/Industry Digital Data Exchange Standards Committee (NIDDESC) has been a leading player in the development of this international standard. However, in the interim, NIDDESC is also spearheading the efforts to enhance the use of IGES by developing application protocols. Two of these application protocols, for 3D Piping and Engineering Drawings, are the first ones to be developed by the IGES/ PDES (Product Data Exchange using STEP) Organization (IPO), and will lead the way to more productive data transfer before the development of STEP. They will be referenced by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) standard for digital data transfer, MIL-D-28000 [2], and should greatly facilitate the occurrence of effective data transfer in these two disciplines. Furthermore, the use of these IGES application protocols is expected to provide significant guidance in the development of application protocols for the emerging STEP standard. This paper focuses on the development of these two application protocols, the involvement of NIDDESC and the shipbuilding industry (as well as the participation of other industry users and vendors), and the significant benefits to be derived from the adoption of these standards.


2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 160-169
Author(s):  
T. Briggs ◽  
B. Gischner ◽  
P. Lazo ◽  
P. Lazo ◽  
A. Royal ◽  
...  

Successful and efficient exchange of product model data has been a major challenge in the shipbuilding industry for the past two decades. The Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP) has been developed to enable this capability. Four STEP application protocols (APs) to facilitate the exchange of structural and distributed systems models in shipbuilding were completed in 2003 and were adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) by mid-2004. In August 2003, ISO 10303–216: Ship Moulded Forms (AP216) became the first shipbuilding STEP AP to be published as an international standard. Participants involved in these efforts represent several major US shipyards, the Navy, and their computer-aided design/ engineering (CAD/CAE) vendors. The thrust of shipbuilding data exchange efforts has now shifted from development to implementation. This paper will report on efforts to develop and use translators for this AP to exchange hull form product data in the ship modeling and simulation arena. In addition, process simulation is becoming common in the design of new ships to validate that the design meets the customer's specifications. Current technology requires that the ship be modeled both in the computer-aided design (CAD) environment and then repeated in the simulation workbench. Not only is this effort inefficient, but it is inherently error prone. Through the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP)-sponsored Integrated Shipbuilding Environment (ISE) projects, we have developed tool sets that use AP227: Plant Spatial Configuration to permit the design to flow smoothly from the CAD workbench to the simulation workbench. This paper summarizes the efforts to develop and use a suite of tools that enables US shipyards to become more productive. It details the specific successes in using AP216 and AP227 for modeling and simulation, as well as efforts to exchange design data electronically between CAD systems. The report also outlines efforts that are underway to use other APs to successfully exchange data describing ship electrical; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC); and controls systems.


Author(s):  
Youchon Oh ◽  
Soon-Hung Han ◽  
Seung-Kuh Lee ◽  
SooHyun Shin

Abstract Product data exchange between heterogeneous CAD/CAM/PDM systems is an issue for the integration of production systems. STEP offers a mechanism of product data exchange between heterogeneous systems. This paper introduces a UML-based mapping methodology for the product data exchange. The suggested mapping methodology has been applied to two different mappings. One is a mapping for the data exchange between a CAD and a PDM system. The other is the STEP to XML mapping for the information communication on the Internet.


Author(s):  
Edwin Hardee ◽  
Chung-Shin Tsai ◽  
Kyung K. Choi

Abstract An intranet-based tool for integrating an enterprise-wide simulation-based design and manufacturing environment for mechanical systems is presented. The tool is invoked as a Java applet from a web page. Users can browse global product model data from the applet and retrieve and store product data between the global product data server (called the Design Data Server) and their local workspaces. Network connections are based on the CORBA standard. This environment enables the achievement of concurrent engineering goals. It gives the members of an enterprise-wide product development team a convenient, uniform interface to the global product data from different platforms. It allows their various simulation and modeling tools on the different platforms to interoperate through the Design Data Server.


1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 125-137
Author(s):  
John Kloetzli ◽  
Dan Billingsley

The application of computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) techniques in the marine industry has increased significantly in recent years. With more individual designers and shipyards using CAD within their organizations, the pressure to transfer CAD data between organizations has also increased. The Navy/Industry Digital Data Exchange Standards Committee (NIDDESC) provides a mechanism for public and private organizations to cooperate in the development of digital data transfer techniques. Organizationally, NIDDESC is a cost-sharing venture between private firms and government organizations. This effort arose from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in cooperation with the National Shipbuilding Research Program. The members include leading professionals in the marine industry from several major design firms, private shipyards, naval shipyards, and government laboratories. All members are directly involved in CAD/CAM in their organizations and together represent a broad spectrum of experience and perspectives. NIDDESC has many subcommittees devoted to specific areas of digital data transfer. The basic objective is to develop an industry-wide consensus on product data models for ship structure and distribution systems. Efforts include contributions to the Initial Graphics Exchange Standard, the Product Data Exchange Standard, preparation of a Recommended Practices Manual and the analysis of ship production data flows. NIDDESC has made contributions to the development of CALS standards, including MIL-STD-1840, DOD-IGES, SGML, and MIL-D-28000.


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