Recent developments in techniques for modeling, digitizing and visualizing 3D shapes has
led to an explosion in the number of available 3D models on the Internet and in domain …

Three-dimensional shape searching is a problem of current interest in several different
fields. Most techniques have been developed for a particular domain and reduce a shape …

The development of effective content-based multimedia search systems is an important
research issue due to the growing amount of digital audio-visual information. In the case of …

Abstract Machine learning is concerned with enabling computer programs automatically to
improve their performance at some tasks through experience. Manufacturing is an area …

The advances in 3D data acquisition techniques, graphics hardware, and 3D data modeling
and visualizing techniques have led to the proliferation of 3D models. This has made the …

Currently, the content-based retrieval is a problem of major interest in several different fields
and, focusing on mechanical engineering, many approaches exist to compare and retrieve …

Abstract Model classification is essential to the management and reuse of 3D CAD models.
Manual model classification is laborious and error prone. At the same time, the automatic …

Ongoing advancements in the fields of 3D modelling and digital archiving have led to an
outburst in the amount of data stored digitally. Consequently, several retrieval systems have …

Recent advances in scanning device technologies and improvements in techniques that
generate and synthesize 3D shapes have made 3D models widespread in various fields …

In this work, we present a deep neural network model to automatically learn the capabilities
of discrete manufacturing processes such as machining and finishing from design and …