Virtual manufacturing (VM) is a concept of executing manufacturing processes in computers
as well as in the real world. VM makes it possible to estimate manufacturing processes …

Over the past 70 years, product design has undergone many important changes due to the
impact of contemporary digital technologies (ie digital design). To support digital design and …

A key factor for realising an Internet-based virtual manufacturing system (VMS) and virtual
enterprise (VE) is how to represent the manufacturing elements and process mechanics …

The paper presents basics of a little known in the West algorithmic system for solving
engineering problems developed by GS Altshuller and his school in the former USSR. The …

The conceptual process in design proceeds in the order “Performance→ Mechanism→
Structure,” and advances through “Application and Evaluation” in what may be thought of as …

A large number of decisions are made during the conceptual design stage which is
characterized by a lack of complete geometric information. While existing CAD systems …

抄録 In the design procedure, designers always analyse and consider various requirements
and also conduct necessary information processing so as to obtain the most suitable result …

In the design procedure, mature designers always analyze and synthesize various
requirements and conduct necessary information processing so as to nave the most suitable …

Based on clustering analyzing, a structure selecting method was proposed for design-
oriented expert system during product conceptual design. The clustering analyzing method …

抄録 This paper describes a concept of a central modeling system for time information and a
methodology to realize it. First, the importance of develo** temporal modeling systems …