A network approach to parametric design integration

Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-31

  McMahon, Christopher A ^a   Xianyi, Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Concurrent engineering; Design analysis; Design optimization; Design process modelling; Finite element analysis; Inter process communication; Petri nets

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PETRI NETS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

COMPUTER BASED CONTROLLER; DESIGN ANALYSIS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PROCESS MODELLING; GEOMETRIC MODELLING; INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION; PARAMETRIC DESIGN INTEGRATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0029708061     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01616554     Document Type: Article

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