Design Knowledge Management System (DKMS)
Abstract
This document describes the Design Knowledge Management System (DKMS) , which provides a software environment for both the development and the delivery of intelligent assistants. These intelligent assistants can be used for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer- aided manufacturing (CAM) applications in product design, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics planning. The DKMS can be thought of as an integrated concurrent engineering system whose environment includes facilities for (a) design knowledge representation including shape-based associative retrieval and container objects, (b) intelligent user interface including form feature interfaces and generalized constructive solid geometry (GCSG) engineer, (c) engineering performance modeling functionally including constraint management and bond graph techniques, (d) data integration support, amd (e) configuration management. This facility will enable the delivery of design advice on-line to the designer as new definitions are being created. Backing up this geometry engine, a container object management system will be produced that extends the proven composite object capabilities by integrating geometry concepting and manipulation primitives into the basic object definition and inheritance lattice operators. As an initial manufacturability, reliability, and maintainability capability, the baseline system will include a manufacturability checker, an associated generative process planning system, and an engineering performance model development environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA230266
Entities
People
- Richard J. Mayer