This work is aimed at establishing a common frame and understanding of function modeling
(FM) for our ongoing research activities. A comparative review of the literature is performed …

The proposed approach in the paper is dedicated to enrichment of CAD models storage in
PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems or archive databases. The paper considers …

The field of computational design synthesis has been an active area of research for almost
half a century. Research advances in this field have increased the sophistication and …

This paper proposes a new type of service CAD system utilized in Service/Product
Engineering (SPE), a much-needed and novel engineering discipline within the background …

Conceptual design of modern products has become complex due to an increasing number
of subsystems and components comprising the system and the multi-disciplinarity of the …

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects are characterized by a large
variation in requirements and work routines. Therefore, it is difficult to develop and …

Purpose–In order to respond to the industrial trend towards service design and delivery,
research must address a vast area partially related to value creation, marketing and network …

Our work is concerned with the development of knowledge structures to support correct-by-
design cyber-physical systems (CPS). This class of systems is defined by a tight integration …

Extending product life is one of the hopeful approaches to reduce the environmental issue,
which is one of the most critical issues of today. However, many products are thrown away …

This paper shows how to combine ontological and model-based techniques in languages
that facilitate collaborative design exploration. The proposed approach uses ontology to …