Methods and Tools for Co-operative and Integrated Design Book

	Introduction to Methods and Tools for Co-operative and Integrated Design
	Integrated Design Centre in 3S Laboratory, University of Grenoble
	Collaborative large engineering: from IT dream to reality	3
	From design to life-cycle approaches: the EU perspective	15
	A modular framework for the economic performance control in manufacturing segments. A life cycle oriented approach	25
	Quotation for the value added assessment during product development and production processes	35
	Man-machine system re-design from the ergonomics perspective. A new methodology for production system optimization	45
	Contribution to the building of an equipment design method in developing countries using an analysis of traditional practices	57
	Manufacturing process selection and integration in product design. Analysis and synthesis approaches	71
	Integrating kinematics and physically-based simulation in a car sunroof virtual prototyping	83
	Sharing computational simulation knowledge for co-operative work in the design process	93
	Surface reconstruction of free form objects based on multiresolution volumetric method for distributed CAD	105
	The feature-based styling process in car body engineering. Introducing styling features	119
	A new design orientated digitilization technology. Integration of the conceptual design into the design process	133
	Applicability of engineering design theories on manufacturing system design in the context of concurrent engineering	145
	Image theory in integrated product and process design	159
	Conceptual design in a high-tech environment	171
	Adaptive and competent network structures for the development and design of high-tech products	183
	Managing uncertainty of product data. An enhancement on constraint programming techniques	195
	Integration of new dimensions in design process. Application to the environmental dimension	209
	Environment and design. Towards methods and tools for integration and co-operation	223
	Excellency in industrial product development. A promising way to success	233
	A proposition to capitalize and share the logic of design	241
	A design environment for product knowledge management and data exchange	257
	Flexible software framework for collaboration systems	267
	A cooperative system for the design of the mechatronic products with multidisciplinary optimisation	281
	Assembly simulation in the design process in a distributed environment	291
	New application areas of digital mock-up within product development	303
	Interface between CAD/CAM software and an integrative engineering design environment	315
	Modelling of participatory manufacturing process	327
	Collaborative development of tools and dies in SMEs networks	341
	Evaluation of the element model "working surface pairs & channel and support structures". The evaluation of a new scientific approach for the training of creative engineers and scientists	353
	Communicating context and strategy for collaborative design in networks and corporations	363
	If only I knew what you were going to do. Communication and planning in large organizations	375
	Co-operation and co-ordination during the design process. Empirical studies and characterization	385
	Supporting global design teams through virtual design offices	397
	Distributed design - Current approaches and evolution tendencies. Designing with internet	411
	Case study on low cost distributed conceptual design support for small teams	425
	Ship optimisation with distant application tools	437
	Interoperability between CAD and simulation models for cooperative design	451
	Verification of human factors in manufacturing process design. A virtual experimentation approach	463
	Towards a formalization of collaboration entities to manage conflicts appearing in cooperative product design	475
	Authors index	487