An agent-based collaborative design framework for feature-based design of aircraft structural parts

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 888-900

  Wang, Wei ^a   Li, Yingguang ^a   Li, Hai ^a   Liu, Changqing ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

agent based system; aircraft structural part; collaborative engineering; cost analysis; feature extraction; manufacturability evaluation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ENGINEERING; COST ESTIMATING; FEATURE EXTRACTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AGENT-BASED SYSTEMS; AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PARTS; COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING; COST ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURABILITY EVALUATION;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84867015880     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.597779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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