Prototype system for supporting the incremental modelling of vague geometric configurations

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-310

  Guan, X ^a   Duffy, A H B ^b   MacCallum, K J ^b  

^a Industrial Systems and Control Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAD; Early Design Support Systems; Geometric Configuration; Geometric Design; Vague Geometric Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION; VAGUE GEOMETRIC MODELING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0031234984     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890060400003231     Document Type: Article

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