In this paper,the Web-based integration methodology and framework have been developed to facilitate collabora-tive and concurrent engineering design in distributed manufacturing environments.The distributed concurrent...In this paper,the Web-based integration methodology and framework have been developed to facilitate collabora-tive and concurrent engineering design in distributed manufacturing environments.The distributed concurrent engineering and co-design are discussed as key components in the mechanism.The related integration system is presented,which includes four function-al modules:co-design,Web-based visualization,manufacturing analysis and look-up service.It can be used for a design team geo-graphically distributed to organize a collaborative and concurrent engineering design effectively.In particular,the collaborative mechanism incorporated with Java-based and Internet-enabled technologies can generate extended strategies for design and planning.Thus,the proposed integration architecture enables the system to be generic,open and scalable.Finally,for the trend of global manufacturing,a case study of Internet-enabled collaborative optimization is introduced and a discussion on teamwork capability is made.展开更多
文摘In this paper,the Web-based integration methodology and framework have been developed to facilitate collabora-tive and concurrent engineering design in distributed manufacturing environments.The distributed concurrent engineering and co-design are discussed as key components in the mechanism.The related integration system is presented,which includes four function-al modules:co-design,Web-based visualization,manufacturing analysis and look-up service.It can be used for a design team geo-graphically distributed to organize a collaborative and concurrent engineering design effectively.In particular,the collaborative mechanism incorporated with Java-based and Internet-enabled technologies can generate extended strategies for design and planning.Thus,the proposed integration architecture enables the system to be generic,open and scalable.Finally,for the trend of global manufacturing,a case study of Internet-enabled collaborative optimization is introduced and a discussion on teamwork capability is made.
