Information models of layout constraints for product life-cycle management: A solid-modelling approach

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 549-564

  Theodosiou, Gabriel ^a   Sapidis, Nickolas S ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collision detection; Design validation; Dismantling space; Free space; Functionality constraints; Plant layout; Ship engine room; Space requirements; Virtual engineering; Virtual solid; Volume between solid and surface

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIFICATIONS;

COLLISION DETECTION; DESIGN VALIDATION; DISMANTLING SPACE; FUNCTIONALITY CONSTRAINTS; SHIP ENGINE-ROOMS; SPACE REQUIREMENTS; VIRTUAL ENGINEERING; VIRTUAL SOLIDS; VOLUME BETWEEN SOLID AND SURFACE;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 1642386769     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(03)00162-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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