Multi-agent collaborative 3D design with geometric model at different levels of detail

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-347

  Chu, Chih Hsing ^a   Wu, Ping Han ^a   Hsu, Yu Chiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agent; Collaborative product development; Design collaboration; Geometric model; Levels of detail

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; DATA STRUCTURES; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

3D DESIGNS; AGENT TECHNOLOGIES; CLIENT SERVERS; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN SYSTEMS; COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEX ENGINEERINGS; DESIGN COLLABORATION; DESIGN FEATURES; DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS; GEOMETRIC MODEL; LEVELS OF DETAIL; MESH DATUM; MULTI AGENTS; MULTI-AGENT TECHNOLOGIES; OPERATIONAL MECHANISMS; PRODUCT MODELS; REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS; SECURITY OF INFORMATIONS; TREE DATA STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 63749123895     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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