Software agents have been increasingly used in the product and process development in industry over the past years due to the rapid evolvement of the Internet technology. This paper describes agents for the integration of conceptual design and process planning. Agents provide mechanisms to interact with each other. This mechanism is important since both of those processes involve negotiations f...

Although computer-aided design and manufacture techniques have shown some promising applications in the fabrication of crowns, inlays, and maxillofacial and oral surgery, the field of removable prosthodontics has not embraced these technologies so far. This article describes the development and investigation of computer-aided techniques that may eventually enable prosthodontic procedures such a...

Conceptual process planning is a key activity for designers to evaluate manufacturability and manufacturing cost and time in the early product development stage. Since major manufacturing cost is determined in early design, it is critical to be able to assess manufacturability and cost as early as possible in the design process. The integration between process planning and design is critical to...

Pronunciation of English language is a very important sub-skill of speaking module in second language learning process. However, it is ignored, neglected, and even never gotten least attention by the teachers, administrators, and stakeholders especially in Pakistan. Grammar, vocabulary, and the other linguistic skills such as reading and writing are emphasized whereas pronunciation has never be...

Extended Abstract: We are combining surgical planning techniques with computer aided manufacturing systems to create custom surgical aids for orthopedic surgery. Our first application area is planning and controlling the trajectories of pedicle screws for spine surgery. The goal is to manufacture a physical jig that conforms to the contours of the patient’s vertebrae. The jig is constructed wit...

Discussion and Conclusion: This study redefines an IBS as a computer-integrated design, manufacturing, and construction system, using the concept of off-site or on-site prefabricated mass-production techniques within a controlled environment. Furthermore, the system uses proper coordination and planning to transport, position, and install building components with minimal in-situ work. With the ...

Abstract Self-optimizing process planning is an essential approach for finding optimum parameters and reducing ramp-up times in machining processes. For this purpose, polishing presented as application example. In conventional processes, the are selected according to operator’s expertise order achieve a high-quality surface final production step. By implementing machine learning (ML) models pla...

This paper presents a computer aided process planner for metal furniture assembly, welding and painting using a rule based expert system integrated with an artificial neural network. The if/then rules create parts lists and process plans, while the neural network estimates standard processing times for individual product variations. Although essentially a variant process planner, the rules and ...

objective(s): bonenavi, a computer-aided diagnostic system, is used in bone scintigraphy. this system provides the artificial neural network (ann) and bone scan index (bsi) values. ann is associated with the possibility of bone metastasis, while bsi is related to the amount of bone metastasis. the degree of uptake on bone scintigraphy can be affected by the type of bone metastasis. therefore, t...