Feature-based product modeling is the leading approach for the integrated representation of
engineering product data. On the one side, this approach has stimulated the development of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present research work based on the authors'
conceptual framework reported in the VRAP Conference 2013. It is related with an efficient …

Exchanging computer-aided design (CAD) model data among heterogeneous CAD systems
is indispensable for collaborative product development. Currently, the industry mainly uses …

An essential requirement in integrating tasks in product development is to have a seamless
exchange of product information through the entire product lifecycle. A key challenge in the …

Effective and efficient information management and knowledge sharing has become an
essential part of more and more professional tasks in the Product Development Process …

This paper proposes a systematic approach for gathering requirements during production
through customers' remote access to the partially and fully assembled aircraft and its …

This paper presents a new algorithm for extracting Free-Form Surface Features (FFSFs) from
a surface model. The extraction algorithm is based on a modified taxonomy of FFSFs from …

This paper presents classification, representation and extraction of deformation features in
sheet-metal parts. The thickness is constant for these shape features and hence these are …

Semantic similarity measure technology based approach is one of the most popular
approaches aiming at implementing semantic mapping between two different CAD model …

Problems related to knowledge sharing in product design and manufacture, for supporting
automated decision-making procedures, are associated with the inability to communicate …