CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future ’90

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxi

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2. General Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Concurrent Engineering: An Introduction

      • Suren N. Dwivedi, Michael Sobolewski

      Pages 3-16

   3. Quality Design Engineering: The Missing Link in U.S. Competitiveness

      • H. Barry Bebb

      Pages 17-30

   4. New Activities in the Manufacturing Domain to Support the Concurrent Engineering Process

      • Keith Wall, S. N. Dwivedi

      Pages 31-36

3. Intelligent Information Network

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Artificial Intelligence in Concurrent Engineering

      • A. Kusiak, E. Szczerbicki

      Pages 39-48

   3. An Open Ended Network Architecture for Integrated Control and Manufacturing

      • K. C. S. Murty, Ramesh Babu

      Pages 49-54

   4. A Data Base Inconsistency Checker for EASIE

      • K. H. Jones, S. Olariu, L. F. Rowell, J. L. Schwing, A. Wilhite

      Pages 55-60

   5. Database Exchange in the CAD/CAM/CIM Arena

      • Bruce A. Harding

      Pages 61-66

   6. Formation of Machine Cells: A Fuzzy Set Approach

      • Chun Zhang, Hsu-Pin Wang

      Pages 67-72

   7. Design Assessment Tool

      • Daniel M. Nichols, Sumitra Reddy

      Pages 73-79

   8. Support of PC s in Concurrent Engineering

      • Naresh C. Maheshwari, Bradley S. Bennett

      Pages 80-85

4. Neural Network

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Artificial Neural Networks In Manufacturing

      • Kenneth R. Currie

      Pages 89-94

   3. Using Artificial Neural Networks For Flexible Manufacturing System Scheduling

      • Luis Carlos Rabelo, Sema Alptekin

      Pages 95-101

   4. Machine-Part Family Formation Using Neural Networks

      • Ram Huggahalli, Cihan Dagli

      Pages 102-107

   5. Neural Networks in Process Diagnostics

      • Soundar R. T. Kumara, Najwa S. Merchawi

      Pages 108-114

5. Knowledge-Based Engineering

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. DICEtalk: An Object-Oriented Knowledge-Based Engineering Environment

      • M. Sobolewski

      Pages 117-122

According to the Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC) at West Virginia University, "the concurrent engineering (CE) is a rapid simultaneous approach where research and development, design, manufacturing and support are carried out in parallel". The mission of concurrent engineering is to reduce time to market, improve total quality and lower cost for products or systems developed and supported by large organizations. The purpose of the concurrent design methodology is to let the designer know the consequences of his design decisions in the manufacturing and assembly stages as well as in subsequent operations. Design for manufacture and assembly, design for reliability and testability, CAD/CAM/CAE, knowledge based systems, cost analysis and advanced material technology are the major constituents of concurrent engineering. The need for concurrent engineering can be justified from the fact that in every production cycle, the design phase approximately takes 5 to 10% of the total cycle, but overall it influences 80% of the production cycle. This volume contains articles from a wide spectrum dealing with concepts of concurrent engineering. The importance of the knowledge-based systems in the CE environment is significant as they provide the common platform to achieve the same level of expertise to the designers and manufacturers throughout the organization for the specific task. Their role in "do it right the first time" is very important in providing aid to the designers and manufacturers to optimize the design and manufacturing setups for a cost­ effectiveness and reduced production time.

• computer-aided engineering (CAE)
• knowledge-based systems
• robot
• robotics
• stability
• Engineering Economics

• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

  Suren N. Dwivedi

• Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA

  Alok K. Verma

• Concurrent Engineering Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

  John E. Sneckenberger

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