Type:
Conference Paper›Invited and refereed articles in conference proceedings
Authored by:
Karne, Ramesh K., Baras, John S., Nau, Dana S., Ball, Michael O., Lin, Edward., Trichur, Vinai., Dandekar, Swati V., Poluri, Sridhar., Williams, James T.
Conference date:
September 13-16, 1998
Conference:
1998 ASME Design Technical Conferences, ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, pp. 1-12
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Abstract:
Exponential growth in Internet applications and a need for a global access for future manufacturing demands web-based tools that operate seamlessly in heterogeneous environments. We present a Web-based Integrated Tool for Manufacturing that assists designers with a variety of CAD/CAM tools through a unified user interface. Web enabled system architecture is proposed for the future development of manufacturing tools. Design issues and research topics pertinent to this architecture are described. A prototype implementation based on this architecture and its current status is outlined. Finally, our research efforts in the development of this tool and some future research areas are identified.