The information integration of CAD/CAPP is one of the crucial techniques in CIM. Thispaper desicribes an integrated CAD/CAPP system which is implemented by connecting MPIM to BR-CAPP via an interface for data exchange...The information integration of CAD/CAPP is one of the crucial techniques in CIM. Thispaper desicribes an integrated CAD/CAPP system which is implemented by connecting MPIM to BR-CAPP via an interface for data exchange between them. The data exchange between MPIM and BR-CAPP is accomplished through STEP neutral file.展开更多
A design-with-feature system of rotational parts has been linked with a process planner bydirect file transfer. Although both systems take the feature-based approach, inconsistency exists inthe way of defining correla...A design-with-feature system of rotational parts has been linked with a process planner bydirect file transfer. Although both systems take the feature-based approach, inconsistency exists inthe way of defining correlation between adjacent form features, the representation schema of featurehierarchies, the way of dimensioning and tolerancing etc. Such discrepancies are outlined in this pa-per and expected to be taken into consideration in working out an improved Integrated Product Infor-mation Model for the CIM and concurrent engineering environment.展开更多
针对金刚石滚轮是一种回转体零件以及其加工制造过程中信息化集成程度低等特点,对金刚石滚轮的特征信息提取、特征加工方案决策、数控程序后置处理等关键技术进行了研究,采用了产品模型数据交换标准STEP AP 242,实现对金刚石滚轮的制造...针对金刚石滚轮是一种回转体零件以及其加工制造过程中信息化集成程度低等特点,对金刚石滚轮的特征信息提取、特征加工方案决策、数控程序后置处理等关键技术进行了研究,采用了产品模型数据交换标准STEP AP 242,实现对金刚石滚轮的制造特征信息提取,使用STEP AP 242和PDM相结合的集成方式,将金刚石滚轮三维模型作为制造加工信息的载体,并选择SolidWorks作为CAD和CAM软件,以及选择Aras Innovator作为PDM平台,使用C#编程语言和数据库技术开发了金刚石滚轮CAD/CAPP/CAM/PDM集成系统,并进行了实例验证。展开更多
CAD technique and its software products have been d ev eloped independently of CAPP, but the market’s requirements on reducing lead-t ime of a new product and promoting automation of design and manufacture processe s...CAD technique and its software products have been d ev eloped independently of CAPP, but the market’s requirements on reducing lead-t ime of a new product and promoting automation of design and manufacture processe s need integration of CAPP with CAD. The base of CAXs’ integration in product d esign and manufacture is information integration. There are several information integration approaches, for example, by data format transition through special d ata interface, or by standard format file for data exchange (e.g. based on S TEP),etc, but the integrating approach based on PDM is a more advanced and effic ient one. The approach is based on a common database. The feature model data of a product created by the CAD sub-system is stored in the common database, and the CAPP or CAM sub-system can get access to the data for its own work, by whic h repeated input of the data is avoided and data redundancy is eliminated. T he integration approach of CAPP with CAD discussed in this paper is based on the approach. Solid Edge, one of the CAD software products of UGS company is a 3-D modeling software based on parametric feature modeling technique, which is easy to learn and use, so suitable for small and medium manufacturers’ application. The feature data of the part model created by Solid Edge Part includes geometri c and topologic information of the part which provides basic data needed by CAPP , but like other 3-D feature-based modeling software, no precision and materia l information which is also essential for CAPP. In this paper, an approach is pr esented by which the precision features and material features of the part are ad ded into the 3-D CAD part model of geometric feature. So-called precision features include dimension tolerance, shape tolerance and position tolerance and so-called material features include material type and hardness. All these data are expressed by a set of characters which, combined with the surface t ype name of the related geometric feature, is substituted for the original syste m name of the geometric feature by using the rename function of the feature tree in the EdgeBar of "Solid Edge Part" GUI. If a feature joint of the feature tree is pointed by the mouse cursor, the related profile of the model in the working area of Solid Edge Part GUI is highlighted. In this visual way, precision featu res and material features of the part are added into the part model and for each geometric feature of a part model, the surface type and dimensions created by t he 3-D feature-based modeling software are combined with the precision and mat erial properties added. Then by a VB program, all these feature data are extract ed from the model and stored in a feature table of the common database ready for CAPP visit. The database is built by using Microsoft Access. The precision feat ures and material features data are obtained by applying "split" function of VB to the character set extracted as the name property of each geometric feature ob ject of the part model. The VB program can be made a custom-defined menu comman d running in the GUI of Solid Edge Part. All of the other related key techniques are detailed in the paper and an example is given.展开更多
A brief discussion of the content and methodology of STEP is given, and STEP based strategies for CAD/CAPP information integration is pointed out. A STEP based feature technology in which a three layer feature defini...A brief discussion of the content and methodology of STEP is given, and STEP based strategies for CAD/CAPP information integration is pointed out. A STEP based feature technology in which a three layer feature definition is included is discussed, the content of feature information is analyzed and a stratified CAD feature library is shown. On these bases, a commonly shared part information model is proposed. The architecture of the integrated CAD/CAPP system is presented.展开更多
Product data management (PDM) is a new technique that is developed from database management system (DBMS) to manage the information and the associated procedure of a product. Many design engineers have employed PDM to...Product data management (PDM) is a new technique that is developed from database management system (DBMS) to manage the information and the associated procedure of a product. Many design engineers have employed PDM tools to coordinate and control access to documented versions of product designs. But it is still a focus of research efforts in industry and academic how to further build an efficient and effective integrated product/process development environments (IPDEs) based on PDM to meet requirements of enterprises. This paper introduces the approach to design and implementation of an integrated CAD/CAPP system (IC2S) based on PDM. This system is an important compent of computer integrated manufacturing system in KELON Inc(Kelon-CIMS). It is mainly used to support for the design and development of the home electric appliances (HEA).展开更多
The globalization and the intensive competition of th e automotive market require shortening the product development cycle, improving the quality and reducing the cost. Optimizing the product development process, b ui...The globalization and the intensive competition of th e automotive market require shortening the product development cycle, improving the quality and reducing the cost. Optimizing the product development process, b uilding product’s consistent defining model for life cycle, and realizing the in tegration of CAD/CAM/CAE and Concurrent Engineering (CE) become the means to acc ept the challenge. A new product modeling technology, Multi Model Technology (MM T), is provided in this paper to meet the needs of the challenge for automotive powertrain product development. First, the paper introduces the concept of Multi Model Technology. MMT introduce s Object-oriented Technology (OT) into product modeling process and combine OT with feature-based modeling technology. With the help of OT, MMT builds product object model to support system level management in product development. The obj ect model of the product is a Multi Model Structure. The MMS consists of finish part model level (assembly model level), rough part model level (part model leve l), function model level and basic model level. Every models in the MMS is creat ed by feature-based technology in design process. In this case, models in the M MS of product can be shared by casting mould, sand core and sand core mould. The refore, CAD engineers, CAE engineers and CAM engineers can work concurrently and the integration of CAD/CAM/CAE can be realized. Second, MMT is applied in cylinder head development. The multi model structures of cylinder head, its casting mould, sand core and sand core mould are built, an d the process-oriented feature models of every objects in the multi model struc tures are modeled, the application of different model objects in development pro cess is analyzed. The integrated modeling technology of cylinder head, its casti ng mould, sand core and sand core mould under MMT is studied. And the concurrent engineering oriented integration method of CAD/CAE and the method to realize th e integration of CAD/CAE under MMT are also discussed. Based on above, the integ ration of CAD/CAM/CAE of cylinder head is realized in automotive powertrain prod uct. The practice results shows that the modeling technology in this paper can optimi ze the development process, realize the data sharing and concurrent engineering in the product development process.展开更多
An integrated CAD/CAPP/CAM system modeling for Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) is constructed on the basis of an integrated engineering database. EDM feature objects are developed using the object oriented database...An integrated CAD/CAPP/CAM system modeling for Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) is constructed on the basis of an integrated engineering database. EDM feature objects are developed using the object oriented database provided by AutoCAD R14, and EDM feature modeling is realized in AutoCAD environments.展开更多
A design methodology for multi-agent systems is proposed. The systemicframework of CAPP and scheduling integrated multi-agent system according to design methodology isresearched. Agent model, composition model and coo...A design methodology for multi-agent systems is proposed. The systemicframework of CAPP and scheduling integrated multi-agent system according to design methodology isresearched. Agent model, composition model and cooperation model are discussed respectively in themulti-agent system. Static composition model and dynamic running model of CAPP and schedulingintegrated system are presented in composition model. Communication model, language model andprotocol model are discussed in corporation model. CSIMAS, CAPP and scheduling integratedmulti-agent prototype system, is developed to illuminate system model. Multiple non-rotational partsare tested in distributed process planning and scheduling environment of CSIMAS.展开更多
This paper analyzes the flow of the process design an d the fountain of the technique data in a manufacturing enterprise, and discusse s the information flows between CAPP and other systems in CIMS, such as CAD syst e...This paper analyzes the flow of the process design an d the fountain of the technique data in a manufacturing enterprise, and discusse s the information flows between CAPP and other systems in CIMS, such as CAD syst em and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. And then, it discusses the pla ns of information integration between CAPP and CAD, as well as between CAPP and ERP. To design the processes of a product requires the manufacture information, such as blank material and machine tool, which is saved in a database in ERP. General ly, a traditional CAPP system considers the information of the manufacturing res ources, such as machine tool, as changeless. However, it is real changing, becau se the resources may be occupied or the machine tool may be under repair. Theref ore, in order to design the processes more reasonably, we must consider the real change of resources in a workshop. Creating a public resource database to suppo rt the real change of resources is put forward in this paper. With the public re source database, the resource integration between CAPP system and ERP is realize d; and by information collections in CAPP system, such as BOM, the material cons umption and man-hour consumption and their output to ERP, the information integ ration between CAPP system and ERP is realized.展开更多
By adopting the parameterized designing method of f ea ture assembled and feature unit, for the feature of non-conventional type parts , such as welding box and bearer, by use of Visual C++ and AutoCAD a s soft tools,...By adopting the parameterized designing method of f ea ture assembled and feature unit, for the feature of non-conventional type parts , such as welding box and bearer, by use of Visual C++ and AutoCAD a s soft tools, the system can successfully carry out the basic function of featur e assembled, the processing of two-dimensional figure, the building of three-d imensional feature, the automatic producing of technical papers, and so on. The thoughts and design methods of this system can be served as the preference to CA D/CAPP integrated for othernon-conventional type parts. For non-conventional parts, its feature is too much, so the parameter is much. By adopting interactive entry for graphic parameter, under the control of main c ontrol module, through inputting the feature parameter and calling the feature g raphic unit, the function for modeling is completed. To reduce input of feature parameter, the description of position feature is adopted in the feature descrip tion of non-conventional parts, that is, fix position is constraint through str ucture and dimension of non-conventional parts. In such a manner, the assembled process has been transformed the coordinate conversion process, and this is ver y important in the production of three-dimensional graphics. In the one hand, b y calling the feature of parts in the library of feature-graphic unit, the two -dimensional DXF file and three-dimensional SCR file are automatically produce d in AutoCAD. On the other hand, by calling the rules and standard operational s equences in the technologic knowledge base, through inferring of inference engin e, the assembled sequence of non-conventional parts and welding sequences are a utomatically produced. The two aspects constitute overall design philosophy for system. So the CAD/CAPP integration of feature-assembled for non-conventio nal parts are completed. The principle of dividing feature is based on the thought of group technology, t hat is, according to the function feature of parts. The feature-assembled p arameterized design method is to divide the parts into many feature-units, acco rding to the structure, function, and secondary feature, and the each unit is in teractively produced, so the whole part is assembled gradually. At the same time , to display the sequences which deviser chooses varied features, hidden feature code is adopted. The feature-unit parameterized design method is to assemble dimension, margin tolerance and fitting-in, and surface roughness into one unit that it becomes a fixed structure. However big it is, it could be added to or taken off like a ba sic feature-unit.By adopting above-mentioned methods, the module of parts is e stablished. Under the integrated environment, according to basic construct of expert system, CAPP system is made up of three sectionsdynamic database (document-view ), knowledge library and inference engine. Dynamic database is served as storing initialized and middle information as well as ultimate design result. The knowl edge library is composed of static database, rule set, and standard welding proc ess library.展开更多
A combination of the loosely and compactly coupled integrations of CAD tools and its applications in the design and fabrication of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are proposed in this paper. Three core modules are...A combination of the loosely and compactly coupled integrations of CAD tools and its applications in the design and fabrication of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are proposed in this paper. Three core modules are developed as design and mask pattern verification module,database module, and device characteristics simulation module. All the operations are controlled under Microsoft Windows GUI interface. This leads to a reduced design and fabrication cycle, workload and cost. With the knowledge-based library for intelligent design and Lotus Notes database for distributed and networked engineering database management (EDM) and effective control of documents, a new enterprise-leveled, computer-integrated design and manufacturing system (CIDMS)can be established for monolithic and hybrid device design (not only confined to SAW device).展开更多
The purpose of this study is to develop a Web-based on-machine mould identification and measurement system. The Web-based mould identification system matches obtained vision information with CAD database. Developed We...The purpose of this study is to develop a Web-based on-machine mould identification and measurement system. The Web-based mould identification system matches obtained vision information with CAD database. Developed Web-based system is to exchange messages between a server and a client by making of ActiveX control, and the result of mould identification is shown on Web-browser at remote site. For effective feature classification and extraction, the signature method is used to make meaningful information from obtained image data. For on-machine measurement of the matched mould, inspection database is constructed from CAD database using developed inspection planning methods. The results are simulated and analyzed using developed system to verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods.展开更多
文摘The information integration of CAD/CAPP is one of the crucial techniques in CIM. Thispaper desicribes an integrated CAD/CAPP system which is implemented by connecting MPIM to BR-CAPP via an interface for data exchange between them. The data exchange between MPIM and BR-CAPP is accomplished through STEP neutral file.
文摘A design-with-feature system of rotational parts has been linked with a process planner bydirect file transfer. Although both systems take the feature-based approach, inconsistency exists inthe way of defining correlation between adjacent form features, the representation schema of featurehierarchies, the way of dimensioning and tolerancing etc. Such discrepancies are outlined in this pa-per and expected to be taken into consideration in working out an improved Integrated Product Infor-mation Model for the CIM and concurrent engineering environment.
文摘针对金刚石滚轮是一种回转体零件以及其加工制造过程中信息化集成程度低等特点,对金刚石滚轮的特征信息提取、特征加工方案决策、数控程序后置处理等关键技术进行了研究,采用了产品模型数据交换标准STEP AP 242,实现对金刚石滚轮的制造特征信息提取,使用STEP AP 242和PDM相结合的集成方式,将金刚石滚轮三维模型作为制造加工信息的载体,并选择SolidWorks作为CAD和CAM软件,以及选择Aras Innovator作为PDM平台,使用C#编程语言和数据库技术开发了金刚石滚轮CAD/CAPP/CAM/PDM集成系统,并进行了实例验证。
文摘CAD technique and its software products have been d ev eloped independently of CAPP, but the market’s requirements on reducing lead-t ime of a new product and promoting automation of design and manufacture processe s need integration of CAPP with CAD. The base of CAXs’ integration in product d esign and manufacture is information integration. There are several information integration approaches, for example, by data format transition through special d ata interface, or by standard format file for data exchange (e.g. based on S TEP),etc, but the integrating approach based on PDM is a more advanced and effic ient one. The approach is based on a common database. The feature model data of a product created by the CAD sub-system is stored in the common database, and the CAPP or CAM sub-system can get access to the data for its own work, by whic h repeated input of the data is avoided and data redundancy is eliminated. T he integration approach of CAPP with CAD discussed in this paper is based on the approach. Solid Edge, one of the CAD software products of UGS company is a 3-D modeling software based on parametric feature modeling technique, which is easy to learn and use, so suitable for small and medium manufacturers’ application. The feature data of the part model created by Solid Edge Part includes geometri c and topologic information of the part which provides basic data needed by CAPP , but like other 3-D feature-based modeling software, no precision and materia l information which is also essential for CAPP. In this paper, an approach is pr esented by which the precision features and material features of the part are ad ded into the 3-D CAD part model of geometric feature. So-called precision features include dimension tolerance, shape tolerance and position tolerance and so-called material features include material type and hardness. All these data are expressed by a set of characters which, combined with the surface t ype name of the related geometric feature, is substituted for the original syste m name of the geometric feature by using the rename function of the feature tree in the EdgeBar of "Solid Edge Part" GUI. If a feature joint of the feature tree is pointed by the mouse cursor, the related profile of the model in the working area of Solid Edge Part GUI is highlighted. In this visual way, precision featu res and material features of the part are added into the part model and for each geometric feature of a part model, the surface type and dimensions created by t he 3-D feature-based modeling software are combined with the precision and mat erial properties added. Then by a VB program, all these feature data are extract ed from the model and stored in a feature table of the common database ready for CAPP visit. The database is built by using Microsoft Access. The precision feat ures and material features data are obtained by applying "split" function of VB to the character set extracted as the name property of each geometric feature ob ject of the part model. The VB program can be made a custom-defined menu comman d running in the GUI of Solid Edge Part. All of the other related key techniques are detailed in the paper and an example is given.
文摘A brief discussion of the content and methodology of STEP is given, and STEP based strategies for CAD/CAPP information integration is pointed out. A STEP based feature technology in which a three layer feature definition is included is discussed, the content of feature information is analyzed and a stratified CAD feature library is shown. On these bases, a commonly shared part information model is proposed. The architecture of the integrated CAD/CAPP system is presented.
文摘Product data management (PDM) is a new technique that is developed from database management system (DBMS) to manage the information and the associated procedure of a product. Many design engineers have employed PDM tools to coordinate and control access to documented versions of product designs. But it is still a focus of research efforts in industry and academic how to further build an efficient and effective integrated product/process development environments (IPDEs) based on PDM to meet requirements of enterprises. This paper introduces the approach to design and implementation of an integrated CAD/CAPP system (IC2S) based on PDM. This system is an important compent of computer integrated manufacturing system in KELON Inc(Kelon-CIMS). It is mainly used to support for the design and development of the home electric appliances (HEA).
文摘The globalization and the intensive competition of th e automotive market require shortening the product development cycle, improving the quality and reducing the cost. Optimizing the product development process, b uilding product’s consistent defining model for life cycle, and realizing the in tegration of CAD/CAM/CAE and Concurrent Engineering (CE) become the means to acc ept the challenge. A new product modeling technology, Multi Model Technology (MM T), is provided in this paper to meet the needs of the challenge for automotive powertrain product development. First, the paper introduces the concept of Multi Model Technology. MMT introduce s Object-oriented Technology (OT) into product modeling process and combine OT with feature-based modeling technology. With the help of OT, MMT builds product object model to support system level management in product development. The obj ect model of the product is a Multi Model Structure. The MMS consists of finish part model level (assembly model level), rough part model level (part model leve l), function model level and basic model level. Every models in the MMS is creat ed by feature-based technology in design process. In this case, models in the M MS of product can be shared by casting mould, sand core and sand core mould. The refore, CAD engineers, CAE engineers and CAM engineers can work concurrently and the integration of CAD/CAM/CAE can be realized. Second, MMT is applied in cylinder head development. The multi model structures of cylinder head, its casting mould, sand core and sand core mould are built, an d the process-oriented feature models of every objects in the multi model struc tures are modeled, the application of different model objects in development pro cess is analyzed. The integrated modeling technology of cylinder head, its casti ng mould, sand core and sand core mould under MMT is studied. And the concurrent engineering oriented integration method of CAD/CAE and the method to realize th e integration of CAD/CAE under MMT are also discussed. Based on above, the integ ration of CAD/CAM/CAE of cylinder head is realized in automotive powertrain prod uct. The practice results shows that the modeling technology in this paper can optimi ze the development process, realize the data sharing and concurrent engineering in the product development process.
文摘An integrated CAD/CAPP/CAM system modeling for Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) is constructed on the basis of an integrated engineering database. EDM feature objects are developed using the object oriented database provided by AutoCAD R14, and EDM feature modeling is realized in AutoCAD environments.
文摘A design methodology for multi-agent systems is proposed. The systemicframework of CAPP and scheduling integrated multi-agent system according to design methodology isresearched. Agent model, composition model and cooperation model are discussed respectively in themulti-agent system. Static composition model and dynamic running model of CAPP and schedulingintegrated system are presented in composition model. Communication model, language model andprotocol model are discussed in corporation model. CSIMAS, CAPP and scheduling integratedmulti-agent prototype system, is developed to illuminate system model. Multiple non-rotational partsare tested in distributed process planning and scheduling environment of CSIMAS.
文摘This paper analyzes the flow of the process design an d the fountain of the technique data in a manufacturing enterprise, and discusse s the information flows between CAPP and other systems in CIMS, such as CAD syst em and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. And then, it discusses the pla ns of information integration between CAPP and CAD, as well as between CAPP and ERP. To design the processes of a product requires the manufacture information, such as blank material and machine tool, which is saved in a database in ERP. General ly, a traditional CAPP system considers the information of the manufacturing res ources, such as machine tool, as changeless. However, it is real changing, becau se the resources may be occupied or the machine tool may be under repair. Theref ore, in order to design the processes more reasonably, we must consider the real change of resources in a workshop. Creating a public resource database to suppo rt the real change of resources is put forward in this paper. With the public re source database, the resource integration between CAPP system and ERP is realize d; and by information collections in CAPP system, such as BOM, the material cons umption and man-hour consumption and their output to ERP, the information integ ration between CAPP system and ERP is realized.
文摘By adopting the parameterized designing method of f ea ture assembled and feature unit, for the feature of non-conventional type parts , such as welding box and bearer, by use of Visual C++ and AutoCAD a s soft tools, the system can successfully carry out the basic function of featur e assembled, the processing of two-dimensional figure, the building of three-d imensional feature, the automatic producing of technical papers, and so on. The thoughts and design methods of this system can be served as the preference to CA D/CAPP integrated for othernon-conventional type parts. For non-conventional parts, its feature is too much, so the parameter is much. By adopting interactive entry for graphic parameter, under the control of main c ontrol module, through inputting the feature parameter and calling the feature g raphic unit, the function for modeling is completed. To reduce input of feature parameter, the description of position feature is adopted in the feature descrip tion of non-conventional parts, that is, fix position is constraint through str ucture and dimension of non-conventional parts. In such a manner, the assembled process has been transformed the coordinate conversion process, and this is ver y important in the production of three-dimensional graphics. In the one hand, b y calling the feature of parts in the library of feature-graphic unit, the two -dimensional DXF file and three-dimensional SCR file are automatically produce d in AutoCAD. On the other hand, by calling the rules and standard operational s equences in the technologic knowledge base, through inferring of inference engin e, the assembled sequence of non-conventional parts and welding sequences are a utomatically produced. The two aspects constitute overall design philosophy for system. So the CAD/CAPP integration of feature-assembled for non-conventio nal parts are completed. The principle of dividing feature is based on the thought of group technology, t hat is, according to the function feature of parts. The feature-assembled p arameterized design method is to divide the parts into many feature-units, acco rding to the structure, function, and secondary feature, and the each unit is in teractively produced, so the whole part is assembled gradually. At the same time , to display the sequences which deviser chooses varied features, hidden feature code is adopted. The feature-unit parameterized design method is to assemble dimension, margin tolerance and fitting-in, and surface roughness into one unit that it becomes a fixed structure. However big it is, it could be added to or taken off like a ba sic feature-unit.By adopting above-mentioned methods, the module of parts is e stablished. Under the integrated environment, according to basic construct of expert system, CAPP system is made up of three sectionsdynamic database (document-view ), knowledge library and inference engine. Dynamic database is served as storing initialized and middle information as well as ultimate design result. The knowl edge library is composed of static database, rule set, and standard welding proc ess library.
文摘A combination of the loosely and compactly coupled integrations of CAD tools and its applications in the design and fabrication of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are proposed in this paper. Three core modules are developed as design and mask pattern verification module,database module, and device characteristics simulation module. All the operations are controlled under Microsoft Windows GUI interface. This leads to a reduced design and fabrication cycle, workload and cost. With the knowledge-based library for intelligent design and Lotus Notes database for distributed and networked engineering database management (EDM) and effective control of documents, a new enterprise-leveled, computer-integrated design and manufacturing system (CIDMS)can be established for monolithic and hybrid device design (not only confined to SAW device).
基金Project (No. KRF-2005-202-D00046) supported by the Korea Re-search Foundation
文摘The purpose of this study is to develop a Web-based on-machine mould identification and measurement system. The Web-based mould identification system matches obtained vision information with CAD database. Developed Web-based system is to exchange messages between a server and a client by making of ActiveX control, and the result of mould identification is shown on Web-browser at remote site. For effective feature classification and extraction, the signature method is used to make meaningful information from obtained image data. For on-machine measurement of the matched mould, inspection database is constructed from CAD database using developed inspection planning methods. The results are simulated and analyzed using developed system to verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
