When designing large-sized complex machinery products, the design focus is always on the overall per- formance; however, there exist no design theory and method based on performance driven. In view of the defi- ciency...When designing large-sized complex machinery products, the design focus is always on the overall per- formance; however, there exist no design theory and method based on performance driven. In view of the defi- ciency of the existing design theory, according to the performance features of complex mechanical products, the performance indices are introduced into the traditional design theory of "Requirement-Function-Structure" to construct a new five-domain design theory of "Client Requirement-Function-Performance-Structure-Design Parameter". To support design practice based on this new theory, a product data model is established by using per- formance indices and the mapping relationship between them and the other four domains. When the product data model is applied to high-speed train design and combining the existing research result and relevant standards, the corresponding data model and its structure involving five domains of high-speed trains are established, which can provide technical support for studying the relationships between typical performance indices and design parame- ters and the fast achievement of a high-speed train scheme design. The five domains provide a reference for the design specification and evaluation criteria of high speed train and a new idea for the train's parameter design.展开更多
Product data management (PDM) has been accepted as an important tool for the manufacturing industries. In recent years, more and mor e researches have been conducted in the development of PDM. Their research area s in...Product data management (PDM) has been accepted as an important tool for the manufacturing industries. In recent years, more and mor e researches have been conducted in the development of PDM. Their research area s include system design, integration of object-oriented technology, data distri bution, collaborative and distributed manufacturing working environment, secur ity, and web-based integration. However, there are limitations on their rese arches. In particular, they cannot cater for PDM in distributed manufacturing e nvironment. This is especially true in South China, where many Hong Kong (HK) ma nufacturers have moved their production plants to different locations in Pearl R iver Delta for cost reduction. However, they retain their main offices in HK. Development of PDM system is inherently complex. Product related data cover prod uct name, product part number (product identification), drawings, material speci fications, dimension requirement, quality specification, test result, log size, production schedules, product data version and date of release, special tooling (e.g. jig and fixture), mould design, project engineering in charge, cost spread sheets, while process data includes engineering release, engineering change info rmation management, and other workflow related to the process information. Accor ding to Cornelissen et al., the contemporary PDM system should contains manageme nt functions in structure, retrieval, release, change, and workflow. In system design, development and implementation, a formal specification is nece ssary. However, there is no formal representation model for PDM system. Theref ore a graphical representation model is constructed to express the various scena rios of interactions between users and the PDM system. Statechart is then used to model the operations of PDM system, Fig.1. Statechart model bridges the curr ent gap between requirements, scenarios, and the initial design specifications o f PDM system. After properly analyzing the PDM system, a new distributed PDM (DPDM) system is proposed. Both graphical representation and statechart models are constructed f or the new DPDM system, Fig.2. New product data of DPDM and new system function s are then investigated to support product information flow in the new distribut ed environment. It is found that statecharts allow formal representations to capture the informa tion and control flows of both PDM and DPDM. In particular, statechart offers a dditional expressive power, when compared to conventional state transition diagr am, in terms of hierarchy, concurrency, history, and timing for DPDM behavioral modeling.展开更多
Before the implementation of product data management (PDM) system, person model and enterprise process model (EPM) must be firstly established. For the convenience of project management, all the related users must be ...Before the implementation of product data management (PDM) system, person model and enterprise process model (EPM) must be firstly established. For the convenience of project management, all the related users must be allocated to the “Person User Role Group” net. Based on the person model and the direction of information flow, the EPM is established subsequently. The EPM consists of several release levels, in which the access controls are defined. The EPM procedure shows the blueprint of the workflow process structure. The establishment of person model and EPM in an enterprise has been instanced at the end of this paper.展开更多
With the globalization and diversification of the market and the rapid development of Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI),the digital revolution of manufacturing is coming.One of the key techn...With the globalization and diversification of the market and the rapid development of Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI),the digital revolution of manufacturing is coming.One of the key technologies in digital manufacturing is product digital modeling.This paper firstly analyzes the information and features of the product digital model during each stage in the product whole lifecycle,then researches on the three critical technologies of digital modeling in digital man- ufacturing-product modeling,standard for the exchange of product model data and digital product data management.And the potential signification of the product digital model during the process of digital manufacturing is concluded-product digital model integrates primary features of each stage during the product whole lifecycle based on graphic features,applies STEP as data ex- change mechanism,and establishes PDM system to manage the large amount,complicated and dynamic product data to implement the product digital model data exchange,sharing and integration.展开更多
In this paper, an open architecture and its implementation for product data management are presented. The system architecture, product data definition model, and a set of components of the architecture are discussed i...In this paper, an open architecture and its implementation for product data management are presented. The system architecture, product data definition model, and a set of components of the architecture are discussed in detail. Especially, the principle and some mechanism of one of the components, an object oriented database management system GH-EODB, are discussed in more detail. The architecture is extensible and adaptable.展开更多
Tea is a very important cash crop in Rwanda, as it provides crucial income and employment for farmers in poor rural areas. From 2017 to 2020, this study was intended to determine the impact of seasonal rainfall on tea...Tea is a very important cash crop in Rwanda, as it provides crucial income and employment for farmers in poor rural areas. From 2017 to 2020, this study was intended to determine the impact of seasonal rainfall on tea output in Rwanda while still considering temperature, plot size (land), and fertiliser for tea plantations in three of Rwanda’s western, southern, and northern provinces, western province with “Gisovu” and “Nyabihu”, southern with “Kitabi”, and northern with “Mulindi” tea company. The study tested the level of statistical significance of all considered variables in different formulation of panel data models to assess individual behaviour of independent variables that would affect tea production. According to this study, a positive change in rainfall of 1 mm will increase tea production by 0.215 percentage points of tons of fresh leaves. Rainfall is a statistically significant variable among all variables with a positive impact on tea output Qitin Rwanda’s Western, Southern, and Northern provinces. Rainfall availability favourably affects tea output and supports our claim. Therefore, there is a need for collaboration efforts towards developing sustainable adaptation and mitigation options against climate change, targeting tea farming and the government to ensure that tea policy reforms are targeted towards raising the competitiveness of Rwandan tea at local and global market.展开更多
In the course of network supported collaborative design, the data processing plays a very vital role. Much effort has been spent in this area, and many kinds of approaches have been proposed. Based on the correlative ...In the course of network supported collaborative design, the data processing plays a very vital role. Much effort has been spent in this area, and many kinds of approaches have been proposed. Based on the correlative materials, this paper presents extensible markup language (XML) based strategy for several important problems of data processing in network supported collaborative design, such as the representation of standard for the exchange of product model data (STEP) with XML in the product information expression and the management of XML documents using relational database. The paper gives a detailed exposition on how to clarify the mapping between XML structure and the relationship database structure and how XML-QL queries can be translated into structured query language (SQL) queries. Finally, the structure of data processing system based on XML is presented.展开更多
Dynamic Collaboration emerges as the new trend of n et working and collaborating work in manufacturing industry, in which product infor mation sharing among allied enterprises plays very important roles in collaborat ...Dynamic Collaboration emerges as the new trend of n et working and collaborating work in manufacturing industry, in which product infor mation sharing among allied enterprises plays very important roles in collaborat ing product development. This thesis aims at studying the integrating, contr olling and sharing mode of product information among the heterogeneous and dispe rsed environments through Internet, and proposes the information integrating/sha ring architecture based on the Product Master Model (PMM). The following are the main contents of this thesis: 1) Research on the XML based PMM model for integration and sharing of product in formation After analyzing the requirement of the allied Enterprise for the product infor mation, the XML based product master model (XPMM) is proposed as the integrating mechanism of heterogeneous and dispersed product information. The XPMM is divid ed into some sub-models: whole-life controlling model, product defining model, conception model, design model, product structure model, machining model, q uality model, evaluating model. The character and accessing approach of XPMM is discussed in detail. 2) Research on the mapping pattern and mapping rule of STEP/XML According to feature of XML Schema and STEP EXPRESS, the memory-constructing-t ree model is put forward as STEP/XML mapping pattern, which is constructed dynam ically according to the bottom-to-top reference relationship. Based on mapping pattern, the multi-layer XML/STEP mapping rule is discussed detailed including relation mapping, entity mapping, data type mapping, reference mapping and func tion mapping. 3) Research on the Product Information Integration and Sharing (PIIS) Architectu re Based on the XPMM, the PIIS architecture is proposed. The PIIS support the local and dispersed product information to be integrated and shared on the contro l of the XPMM. The architecture is divided into three layers :Applying-Obj ect-LayerData-Integration-Layer and STEP-Data-Layer. The kernel of the PI IS Architecture is this Data-Integration-Layer, which control the whole proces s of XPMM creating, the data approaching. The function and structure of every la yer is discussed too.展开更多
A newly emerging design pattern, named as adaptable design (AD), which aims at developing products that are adaptable from design to post-life cycle, is discussed. AD consists of four main phases: product modeling,...A newly emerging design pattern, named as adaptable design (AD), which aims at developing products that are adaptable from design to post-life cycle, is discussed. AD consists of four main phases: product modeling, design platform, specific design and product redesign. A new process-based design data model (PDDM) is presented which is organized according to the principles of convenient knowledge extraction, data representation, layout, sharing and reuse. Based on the PDDM, a universal design platform for product family development is established, which has characters of modularity, parameter-driven, variant design, etc. The framework of the platform is also proposed as a conceptual structure and overall logical organization for generating a family of products. AD methodology is successfully applied to develop a family of tunnel boring machine (TBM) for different engineering projects, with the efficiency of our developing team being greatly increased.展开更多
A version of a product consists of the product structure tree and the versions of all its components. The model includes two sets of data: attributes and documents describing each component. The paper discusses the v...A version of a product consists of the product structure tree and the versions of all its components. The model includes two sets of data: attributes and documents describing each component. The paper discusses the version change relations between a sub-node component and a up-node component in a product structure tree, analyzes the version control system for a static reference and that for a dynamic reference and proposes a product structure model in support of dynamic reference, which is easy to use and contains a complete set of information providing an essential way of data organization for the PDM system.展开更多
弹箭产品的多视图物料清单XBOM(X bill of material)是多利益攸关方从不同寿命阶段的结构组成、数据信息以及交互流程等角度对弹箭产品的全方位基础支持文件。对弹箭产品XBOM数据进行管理,统筹管控全寿命周期内的数据,可消除不同寿命阶...弹箭产品的多视图物料清单XBOM(X bill of material)是多利益攸关方从不同寿命阶段的结构组成、数据信息以及交互流程等角度对弹箭产品的全方位基础支持文件。对弹箭产品XBOM数据进行管理,统筹管控全寿命周期内的数据,可消除不同寿命阶段相关方、业务及数据间的交互脱节及单向传递,为弹箭产品实现全数字模型供应提供有效数据源支持。为满足面向弹箭产品XBOM数据的有机集成及多方协同需求,提出了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系和方法。通过剖析数字主线框架,提出并建立了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系。以“数据-交互-建模-应用”的体系层次为指导,提出了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理方法,包含数据组织、数据关联关系分析、数据建模及数据应用。以某型运载火箭结构系统为对象,开发基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系并进行了应用验证。文中所提出体系和方法为实现弹箭产品XBOM数据管控、集成及共享提供具体指导,有利于促进我国弹箭产品全寿命周期数据管理系统的发展。展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51275432,51505390)Sichuan Application Foundation Projects(Grant No.2016JY0098)Independent Research Project of TPL(Grant No.TPL1501)
文摘When designing large-sized complex machinery products, the design focus is always on the overall per- formance; however, there exist no design theory and method based on performance driven. In view of the defi- ciency of the existing design theory, according to the performance features of complex mechanical products, the performance indices are introduced into the traditional design theory of "Requirement-Function-Structure" to construct a new five-domain design theory of "Client Requirement-Function-Performance-Structure-Design Parameter". To support design practice based on this new theory, a product data model is established by using per- formance indices and the mapping relationship between them and the other four domains. When the product data model is applied to high-speed train design and combining the existing research result and relevant standards, the corresponding data model and its structure involving five domains of high-speed trains are established, which can provide technical support for studying the relationships between typical performance indices and design parame- ters and the fast achievement of a high-speed train scheme design. The five domains provide a reference for the design specification and evaluation criteria of high speed train and a new idea for the train's parameter design.
文摘Product data management (PDM) has been accepted as an important tool for the manufacturing industries. In recent years, more and mor e researches have been conducted in the development of PDM. Their research area s include system design, integration of object-oriented technology, data distri bution, collaborative and distributed manufacturing working environment, secur ity, and web-based integration. However, there are limitations on their rese arches. In particular, they cannot cater for PDM in distributed manufacturing e nvironment. This is especially true in South China, where many Hong Kong (HK) ma nufacturers have moved their production plants to different locations in Pearl R iver Delta for cost reduction. However, they retain their main offices in HK. Development of PDM system is inherently complex. Product related data cover prod uct name, product part number (product identification), drawings, material speci fications, dimension requirement, quality specification, test result, log size, production schedules, product data version and date of release, special tooling (e.g. jig and fixture), mould design, project engineering in charge, cost spread sheets, while process data includes engineering release, engineering change info rmation management, and other workflow related to the process information. Accor ding to Cornelissen et al., the contemporary PDM system should contains manageme nt functions in structure, retrieval, release, change, and workflow. In system design, development and implementation, a formal specification is nece ssary. However, there is no formal representation model for PDM system. Theref ore a graphical representation model is constructed to express the various scena rios of interactions between users and the PDM system. Statechart is then used to model the operations of PDM system, Fig.1. Statechart model bridges the curr ent gap between requirements, scenarios, and the initial design specifications o f PDM system. After properly analyzing the PDM system, a new distributed PDM (DPDM) system is proposed. Both graphical representation and statechart models are constructed f or the new DPDM system, Fig.2. New product data of DPDM and new system function s are then investigated to support product information flow in the new distribut ed environment. It is found that statecharts allow formal representations to capture the informa tion and control flows of both PDM and DPDM. In particular, statechart offers a dditional expressive power, when compared to conventional state transition diagr am, in terms of hierarchy, concurrency, history, and timing for DPDM behavioral modeling.
文摘Before the implementation of product data management (PDM) system, person model and enterprise process model (EPM) must be firstly established. For the convenience of project management, all the related users must be allocated to the “Person User Role Group” net. Based on the person model and the direction of information flow, the EPM is established subsequently. The EPM consists of several release levels, in which the access controls are defined. The EPM procedure shows the blueprint of the workflow process structure. The establishment of person model and EPM in an enterprise has been instanced at the end of this paper.
文摘With the globalization and diversification of the market and the rapid development of Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI),the digital revolution of manufacturing is coming.One of the key technologies in digital manufacturing is product digital modeling.This paper firstly analyzes the information and features of the product digital model during each stage in the product whole lifecycle,then researches on the three critical technologies of digital modeling in digital man- ufacturing-product modeling,standard for the exchange of product model data and digital product data management.And the potential signification of the product digital model during the process of digital manufacturing is concluded-product digital model integrates primary features of each stage during the product whole lifecycle based on graphic features,applies STEP as data ex- change mechanism,and establishes PDM system to manage the large amount,complicated and dynamic product data to implement the product digital model data exchange,sharing and integration.
基金the High Technoloey Research and Development Programme of China
文摘In this paper, an open architecture and its implementation for product data management are presented. The system architecture, product data definition model, and a set of components of the architecture are discussed in detail. Especially, the principle and some mechanism of one of the components, an object oriented database management system GH-EODB, are discussed in more detail. The architecture is extensible and adaptable.
文摘Tea is a very important cash crop in Rwanda, as it provides crucial income and employment for farmers in poor rural areas. From 2017 to 2020, this study was intended to determine the impact of seasonal rainfall on tea output in Rwanda while still considering temperature, plot size (land), and fertiliser for tea plantations in three of Rwanda’s western, southern, and northern provinces, western province with “Gisovu” and “Nyabihu”, southern with “Kitabi”, and northern with “Mulindi” tea company. The study tested the level of statistical significance of all considered variables in different formulation of panel data models to assess individual behaviour of independent variables that would affect tea production. According to this study, a positive change in rainfall of 1 mm will increase tea production by 0.215 percentage points of tons of fresh leaves. Rainfall is a statistically significant variable among all variables with a positive impact on tea output Qitin Rwanda’s Western, Southern, and Northern provinces. Rainfall availability favourably affects tea output and supports our claim. Therefore, there is a need for collaboration efforts towards developing sustainable adaptation and mitigation options against climate change, targeting tea farming and the government to ensure that tea policy reforms are targeted towards raising the competitiveness of Rwandan tea at local and global market.
基金supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. AA420060)
文摘In the course of network supported collaborative design, the data processing plays a very vital role. Much effort has been spent in this area, and many kinds of approaches have been proposed. Based on the correlative materials, this paper presents extensible markup language (XML) based strategy for several important problems of data processing in network supported collaborative design, such as the representation of standard for the exchange of product model data (STEP) with XML in the product information expression and the management of XML documents using relational database. The paper gives a detailed exposition on how to clarify the mapping between XML structure and the relationship database structure and how XML-QL queries can be translated into structured query language (SQL) queries. Finally, the structure of data processing system based on XML is presented.
文摘Dynamic Collaboration emerges as the new trend of n et working and collaborating work in manufacturing industry, in which product infor mation sharing among allied enterprises plays very important roles in collaborat ing product development. This thesis aims at studying the integrating, contr olling and sharing mode of product information among the heterogeneous and dispe rsed environments through Internet, and proposes the information integrating/sha ring architecture based on the Product Master Model (PMM). The following are the main contents of this thesis: 1) Research on the XML based PMM model for integration and sharing of product in formation After analyzing the requirement of the allied Enterprise for the product infor mation, the XML based product master model (XPMM) is proposed as the integrating mechanism of heterogeneous and dispersed product information. The XPMM is divid ed into some sub-models: whole-life controlling model, product defining model, conception model, design model, product structure model, machining model, q uality model, evaluating model. The character and accessing approach of XPMM is discussed in detail. 2) Research on the mapping pattern and mapping rule of STEP/XML According to feature of XML Schema and STEP EXPRESS, the memory-constructing-t ree model is put forward as STEP/XML mapping pattern, which is constructed dynam ically according to the bottom-to-top reference relationship. Based on mapping pattern, the multi-layer XML/STEP mapping rule is discussed detailed including relation mapping, entity mapping, data type mapping, reference mapping and func tion mapping. 3) Research on the Product Information Integration and Sharing (PIIS) Architectu re Based on the XPMM, the PIIS architecture is proposed. The PIIS support the local and dispersed product information to be integrated and shared on the contro l of the XPMM. The architecture is divided into three layers :Applying-Obj ect-LayerData-Integration-Layer and STEP-Data-Layer. The kernel of the PI IS Architecture is this Data-Integration-Layer, which control the whole proces s of XPMM creating, the data approaching. The function and structure of every la yer is discussed too.
文摘A newly emerging design pattern, named as adaptable design (AD), which aims at developing products that are adaptable from design to post-life cycle, is discussed. AD consists of four main phases: product modeling, design platform, specific design and product redesign. A new process-based design data model (PDDM) is presented which is organized according to the principles of convenient knowledge extraction, data representation, layout, sharing and reuse. Based on the PDDM, a universal design platform for product family development is established, which has characters of modularity, parameter-driven, variant design, etc. The framework of the platform is also proposed as a conceptual structure and overall logical organization for generating a family of products. AD methodology is successfully applied to develop a family of tunnel boring machine (TBM) for different engineering projects, with the efficiency of our developing team being greatly increased.
基金Supported by the Fundamental Fujian Nature Science (A0440006) and Xiamen Science & Technology Project (3502Z20055028)
文摘A version of a product consists of the product structure tree and the versions of all its components. The model includes two sets of data: attributes and documents describing each component. The paper discusses the version change relations between a sub-node component and a up-node component in a product structure tree, analyzes the version control system for a static reference and that for a dynamic reference and proposes a product structure model in support of dynamic reference, which is easy to use and contains a complete set of information providing an essential way of data organization for the PDM system.
文摘弹箭产品的多视图物料清单XBOM(X bill of material)是多利益攸关方从不同寿命阶段的结构组成、数据信息以及交互流程等角度对弹箭产品的全方位基础支持文件。对弹箭产品XBOM数据进行管理,统筹管控全寿命周期内的数据,可消除不同寿命阶段相关方、业务及数据间的交互脱节及单向传递,为弹箭产品实现全数字模型供应提供有效数据源支持。为满足面向弹箭产品XBOM数据的有机集成及多方协同需求,提出了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系和方法。通过剖析数字主线框架,提出并建立了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系。以“数据-交互-建模-应用”的体系层次为指导,提出了基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理方法,包含数据组织、数据关联关系分析、数据建模及数据应用。以某型运载火箭结构系统为对象,开发基于数字主线的弹箭产品XBOM数据管理体系并进行了应用验证。文中所提出体系和方法为实现弹箭产品XBOM数据管控、集成及共享提供具体指导,有利于促进我国弹箭产品全寿命周期数据管理系统的发展。