Recent development on product modelling: a review |
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| Authors: | W Z Yang S Q Xie Q S Ai Z D Zhou |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand s.xie@auckland.ac.nz;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;4. School of Information Engineering , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan, HuBei, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Product modelling is a pivotal activity in product development (PD) processes. Well-defined product models organize product data, production information and knowledge to satisfy the requirements of the rapid changes of the PD environment. In this paper, a comprehensive review is carried out on the recent development of product modelling technology. Four types of product modelling methodologies are discussed in detail. Two object-oriented product modelling methods: STEP-based product modelling and UML-based product modelling are reviewed and compared. The research gaps and issues are identified. To implement the product modelling into current integrated manufacturing environment, a generic product modelling framework is proposed. The future research trend of product modelling is also discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Product modelling STEP Object-oriented Express data model |
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