Design of a system for computer-aided engineering of manufacturing facilities

Vosniakos, GC; ZiaaieMoayyed, M; Mamalis, AG

dc.contributor.author	Vosniakos, GC	en
dc.contributor.author	ZiaaieMoayyed, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Mamalis, AG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:44Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0951-5240	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12226
dc.subject	object-orientation	en
dc.subject	manufacturing facilities	en
dc.subject	computer-aided engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Manufacturing	en
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research & Management Science	en
dc.title	Design of a system for computer-aided engineering of manufacturing facilities	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0951-5240(96)00011-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0951-5240(96)00011-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	This paper first defines the activities involved in manufacturing facility design and reviews relevant computer tools; these include CAD used to create static models, and simulators also tackling logistical behaviour information. A feasibility study of hard-merging CAD and simulation is briefly described. Next, the architecture of software flexibly combining CAD, simulation and intelligence is presented, based on the object-oriented Fusion method. The system includes an object library with rules defining behaviour, knowledge based pertinent to various 'jobs' within the activities of facility design, a reasoning engine that draws conclusions during and after execution of these jobs, and a graphical library of facility components potentially displayed through a real-time link to a CAD system. The novelty of the system pertains to flexible encapsulation of object behaviour and of intelligent design decisions, as well as to the capability of approximating a virtual environment through accurate graphics models. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0951-5240(96)00011-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997XK60400001	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	7	en