Design and manufacturing interface modelling for manufacturing processes selection and knowledge synthesis in design

Achraf Skander (1) , Lionel Roucoules (1) , Jean-Sébastien Klein Meyer (1)

1 LASMIS - Laboratoire des Systèmes Mécaniques et d'Ingénierie Simultanée

The research results presented in this paper are related to the specification of a method and models that tackle the problem of manufacturing processes selection and the integration, as soon as possible, of their constraints in the product modelling (i.e. information synthesis). This method is based on a skin and skeleton design/manufacturing interface model that ensures connection between design and manufacturing information. The use of these features is justified by their capacity to make a product representation which allows integration of both design and manufacture data and therefore assists the product breakdown definition (including the 3D forms) by least commitment. This method first analyses the product data issued from functional analysis and component selection (form, roughness, tolerance interval, etc.). Then, it deals with manufacturing information (manufacturing processes constraints). The approach is formalised with IDEF and UML models and has been consolidated with software developments based on C++ and open CASCADE technologies.

Mots clés: Concurrent engineering; Design and manufacture interface; Feature-based product modelling; DFM; Knowledge synthesis; Skins and skeleton concepts; Manufacturing knowledge management

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation

Achraf Skander, Lionel Roucoules, Jean-Sébastien Klein Meyer. Design and manufacturing interface modelling for manufacturing processes selection and knowledge synthesis in design. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2008, 37 (5-6), pp.443-454. ⟨10.1007/s00170-007-1003-2⟩. ⟨hal-00940085⟩