An engineering design process may involve software modules that can executed concurrently. Concurrent modules can be very easily subject to some synchronization errors. This paper discusses verification process for such engineering software. We present a method for verification that requires several steps. First, the state diagram models are constructed that describe the design iterations and i...

This paper presents a brief overview of the various aspects of concurrent engineering. The basic elements of the Concurrent Engineering practice in today’s competitive world have been presented with special emphasis on its main advantages and constraints. Finally, a case study elucidating the successful implementation of this practice at Denver Works is discussed.

In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed “agent-based”, that addresses many important issues critical to effective concurrent engineering. We demonstrate how concurrent engineering is supported using Designworld, an environment for total product engineering built using the agent-based framework. 1.0 Introduction Today’s software infrastructures are inadequat...

According to the requirements of concurrent engineering, three interdependency relationships (uncoupled relationship, coupled relationship and decoupled relationship) between design activities are presented in this paper. And the coupled relationship plays an important role in concurrent product design process. To represent the precedence relationships among design activities, a directed graph ...

With widely used concurrent and collaborative engineering technologies, the validity and consistency of product information become important. In order to establish the state of the art, this paper reviews emerging concurrent and collaborative engineering approaches and emphasizes on the integration of different application systems across product life cycle management (PLM) stages. It is reveale...

Boatbuilding is a growth market with global competition and tight profit margins. Concurrent engineering is not presently prevalent within the boatbuilding industry and yet this is a technique that has found much success in other industries. A methodology has therefore been developed to aid design in the leisure boatbuilding industry. This environment uses collaborative engineering and automate...