International Conference On Manufacturing Automation: Avanced

Description:
The proceedings of the fourth ICMA in 2004 represent a huge contribution to research in this area. Everyone attending the conference was asked to submit their papers electronically, which meant that 100 top quality papers from no less that 10 different countries contributed to the theme of the conference.

Table of Contents:
Keynote Abstracts Grand challenges for design and manufacturing F B Prinz 3 Optimization of heterogeneous solids with level set methods M Y Wang 4 Adaptable design - concepts, methods, and applications P Gu 5 Convergence of digital and physical worlds P Fu 6 Product Design Systems and Methodologies Extrusion forming technology applied in die design of plug extremity Z Jiang, X Feng, J Shi, and X Zong 9 Modelling and analysing complex product development processes using the design structure matrix (DSM) method X Liu and H Zhang 17 Research on groupware for Internet-based collaborative design A Xhu and Y Xie 23 A functional modelling approach for modular product design W Y Zhang, S B Tor, and G A Britton 31 A new method for constructing streamline surface by Bezier patch with restricted condition X Lu 39 Manufacturable and functional layout design of cooling system for plastic injection mould - an automatic approach C L Li and C G Li 47 Product dynamic development process modelling Y Gu and H Huang 55 A web-based multi-disciplinary collaborative design environment H Li, G Feng, and C Wang 63 Mechanical product conceptual design based on bond graphs D Cao, R Tan, B Yang, and N Zhu 71 Principle and method of graphic matching based on model reconstruction Y Hu, Z Ou, D C Ma, and A Shih 79 A timing-independent approach to mechanism path generation R Xiao and Y Liu 87 HCPN-based process modelling for workflow mining H Huang, F Zhou, X Zu, and Y Gu 95 Solid model reconstruction from engineering drawings using engineering semantics G Dou and M Chang 103 Research on the feature modelling technology for welded tube roll H Li and Y Zhang 111 Innovation design and application based on TOC and TRIZ Y Liu and R Tan 117 Adaptive triangular mesh compression with shape error control W F Wu, Y F Zhang, Y S Wong, and H T Loh 125 Study on CAD modelling for the objects with a multiphase perfect material F Zhu, K Chen, F Wang, and X Feng 133 Complexity reduction of parts in an assembly for layered manufacturing H Y Chow and S T Tan 143 Study of intelligent conceptual design based on extension case reasoning Y Zhao and G Zhang 151 Research and application of NURBS-based universal interpolation technology G Li, C Yan, and X Li 159 Material design of components made of multi-materials and its applications in high-tech product design X Zhang, K Chen, and X Feng 167 Application of CAD/CAM/CAE system in the design of go-kart vehicle chassis A Mimaroglu, S Iric, H Unal, I Kaya, and Z Demir 175 Haptic aided ergonomic evaluation in mass customized product design Z Y Yang, L L Lian, and Y H Chen 181 Research of hierarchy process control method for distributed collaborative design H Qiu, X Shao, P Li, and L Gao 189 Sustainable application in the product design L Li and Z Huang 197 Restriction of feature design and process drawing automatic generation H Wang, R Ning, and T Wang 205 Three-dimensional segmentation based on visibility cone for topology reconstruction W Hu and W Yang 213 The applications and researches on the method of processing decomposition and dynamic coordination in the concurrent engineering for the development of new auto-types J Yi, Q Bai, W Sun, Y Yao, X Gao, and P Xu 221 Intelligent Systems A 'joint-based constraint and elimination' approach to spatial linkage position analysis K Luo and Q Wang 231 Manufacturable topology optimization K Zuo, L Chen, S Wang, and Y Zhang 239 On relationship between vibration and machining quality of rolling bearing via grey system theory X Xia, L Chen, Z Wang, and H Chang 247 The contact force FEA of the bevel gears based on UG modelling S Wu, X Wang, and Z Zhang 255 Automatic generation of a parameterized finite element model for hypoid gears F Rao, X Wang, W Zhang, and Y Zhong 263 An explicit expression of kineto-elastodynamic analysis of mechanisms by finite element method P Lan, Q Ding, N Lu, and L Sun 271 Topology optimization design of continuum structure under stress and volumetric material density constraints S Yang, D Guo, Z Jia, R Yang, and D Mi 279 Research on the human-computer cooperative genetic algorithm and its application G Li, H Zhao, H Teng, F Zhao, and Z Qian 285 An improved parallel hybrid genetic algorithm and its application to layout design G Li, H Zhao, W Wang, H Teng, and F Zhao 295 Dynamic scheduling of road construction machines based on multi-agent system C Ding, H Wang, M Zhang, C Gao, and Y Jing 303 Methods to get circular saws' natural frequency and influences the saw geometrical parameters give to the natural frequency J Wu, Z ZHou, and R Tan 309 Flow balance analysis for plastics extrusion flow - influence of flow separation B Liu, K Jiang, and Q Zheng 315 Kinematic and dynamic modelling of a novel two-DOF direct-drive planar parallel manipulator L Sun, X Liu, Q Ding, and Y Zhu 323 Multiple-parameter optimization for CNC machining via machine learning M K Yeung, Z Gui, and Y Zhang 331 Gear fault classification using PCA and RBF networks W Li, G Zhang, and T Shi 339 Optimal location and size of piezoelectric actuators for topology optimization of compliant mechanisms X Zhang and Y Chen 349 Based on improved grey BP neural network of the regional logistics cost forecast F Zhang and J Wu 357 An integrated approach to design knowledge acquisition and transformation and its implementation R Yang, Z Tao, R Xiao, and R Li 365 Rough set-based multiple variant decision tree and its application in process planning Z Wang, X Shao, H Zhu, and Z Che 375 An improved study on the way of two-dimension rectangle layout X Huang, Z Gong, Z Zhong, and J Li 383 Research of design technology for the injection mould parting surface based on cases and knowledge T Yu, G Li, Y Li, and J Lan 391 Constructive logical network for proposition representation and calculus R Sun, Y Xiong, and L Zhu 399 Research on genetic algorithm-based scheduling approach for semiconductor wafer fab B Feng, F Qiao, and J Wang 407 Sequencing mixed model assembly lines with multi-objective genetic algorithms Z Cao, F Li, and Y Zhu 415 Intelligent optimization techniques in planning of parallel machines M Saravanakumar and K S Lee 423 Modelling of electro-jet drilling process using FEM M Sen, B Amarendrakumar, and H S Shan 435 Roll forging technology and three-dimensional finite element simulation for automobile front axle H Wang, J Xia, G Hu, X Wang, Y Jin, J Zhang, and C Chen 443 Research and implementation for intelligent plasma powder deposition manufacturing based on ANN-ES H Zhang, H Ai, G Wang, and J Xu 451 A practical heuristic approach for two-dimensional cutting stock problems X Wang and L Yang 459 Internet-based Systems The self-organization of dynamic manufacturing network G Li, L-Y Sun, and H-Q Li 469 Study on the development of a virtual turning test-bed J Li and Y Yao 477 Rapid manufacturing technology of simple Zn-based alloy plastic mould based on LOM prototype H Liu, Y Li, X Dong, Z Fan, and N Huang 485 The design of networked virtual instrument D Lei, H Duan, and W Wang 491 The research and development of numerical control machining simulation system based on hourglass cam Z Chang, J Sun, and A Ren 499 Visual diagnosis of bottleneck processes and redesign for the production line based on virtual manufacturing technologies and its application J Zhou, Z Liu, P Huang, and X Ai 505 Rapid prototyping of cloud data by segmentation G H Liu, H T Loh, Y S Wong, and Y F Zhang 513 Design and operation of a storage facility in a virtual environment Z Tuncali, S K Gupta, D K Anand, and Z Yao 521

Author Biography:
Professor Friedrich B. Prinz Professor Friedrich B. Prinz is Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University. Since 1994, he has been the Rodney H. Adams Professor of Engineering, Stanford University, with dual appointments as Professor of the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. From 1994 to 2003, he was Co-Director of the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing (AIM) at Stanford. Before joining Stanford University in 1994, he had been an academic staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, for nearly 14 years, and was Professor there from 1987 to 1994, as well as Director of the Engineering Design Research Center (NSF-ERC) from 1989 to 1994. In his nearly 3 decades of teaching and research, Prof. Prinz has published over 100 papers, among which the very recent ones are of rapid-prototyping and fuel cell studies. Professor Prinz was invited to Sir Christopher Hinton Lecture, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, in 1991, and awarded Engineer-of-the-Year (1991-1992), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA Section. In 1996, he was elected Austrian Academy of Science (foreign member), Vienna, Austria. He holds a PhD degree (1975) in Physics from the University of Vienna, and has been active in synergistic activities with organizations like the National Research Council Committees, the Japanese Technology Evaluation Center and World Technology Evaluation Center, as well as Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation. Professor Michael Yu Wang Professor Michael Yu Wang has been with CUHK since 2000 and is the director of Computational Modeling and Design Laboratory. Prior to joining CUHK, he had been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Maryland at College Park for ten years, where he was an Associate Professor and the Director of the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory. He received his B.S degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (China) (1982), M.S. degree in Engineering Mecha