This is the second of a two-part paper summarizing and reviewing research in mechanical
engineering design theory and methodology. Part I included 1) descriptive models; 2) …

In the market-place of the 21st century, there is no place for traditional 'over-the-
wall'communications between design and manufacturing. In order to 'design it right the very …

Discusses an automatic feature recognizer that decomposes the total volume to be
machined into volumetric features that satisfy stringent conditions for manufacturability, and …

Features encapsulate the engineering significance of portions of the geometry of a part or
assembly, and, as such, are important in product design, product definition, and reasoning …

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of artificial intelligence (AI)
methodologies and tools valuable for solving a wide spectrum of engineering problems …

This dissertation presents a method for looking at and changing the practice of group
engineering design. In traditional design studies, researchers stand outside the process to …

For an ideal design process, designers envision a configuration of components prior to
determining dimensions or sizes of these components. Given the breadth of the component …

This paper presents current research perspectives on Computer Aided Process Planning
(CAPP) and it covers articles and other related publications that appeared especially in the …

A novel feature-modelling system which implements a hybrid of feature-based design and
feature recognition in a single framework is described. During the design process of a part …

A class of graph grammar-based design algorithms for the generation of near-optimal
machine designs is proposed. The GGREADA algorithm is implemented to design scale …