Metrics for Degree-of-Openness of Engineering Information

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Injoong Kim ◽  
Manas Bajaj ◽  
Greg Mocko ◽  
Russell S. Peak
Keyword(s):  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Simple Test ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Lifecycle Management

To evaluate the opportunities and extent to which open standards can be used in or enhanced for product lifecycle management frameworks, we have developed three metrics, namely, compatibility, completeness, and coverage, for assessing the degree-of-openness of engineering information. A simple test case shows that each of the three metrics provides a certain type of assessment of the degree-of-openness.

Metrics for Degree-of-Openness of Engineering Information: Recognizing the Value of Standards-Based PLM — Part 2

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Injoong Kim ◽  
Manas Bajaj ◽  
Nsikan Udoyen ◽  
Greg Mocko ◽  
Russell Peak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Design Information ◽  
Cad System ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Lifecycle Management ◽  
Current Engineering

Over a product lifecycle, many engineering tools are used to create computer-based models that need to interact. This poses interoperability problems because of the conflicting formats of the models and differing scopes of the tools. One proposed solution is an open standards-based product lifecycle management (PLM) framework. However, the use of open standards is hindered by the lack of knowledge regarding their actual and potential usage in current engineering processes. To overcome this hurdle and evaluate the opportunities and extent to which open standards can be used in such PLM frameworks, we develop three metrics for degree-of-openness of engineering information: compatibility, coverage, and completeness. To demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed metrics, we assess circuit board design information that is transferred between native models of an electronic CAD system and the STEP AP210 standard (ISO 10303-210). This preliminary experience shows that each of the three useful metrics provides a limited aspect of degree-of-openness, and the combination of these metrics provides a single more holistic degree-of-openness indicator.

Diagnosing Engineering Information Interoperability: Recognizing the Value of Standards-Based PLM — Part 1

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas Bajaj ◽  
Injoong Kim ◽  
Gregory Mocko ◽  
Russell Peak ◽  
Nsikan Udoyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
Prototype Tool ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Domain Models ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Lifecycle Management

The notion of an open standards-based product lifecycle management (PLM) framework is gaining momentum. In this paper, we describe the idea of a standards-based collective product model (CPM) and its interaction with domain models native to typical engineering tools. A critical hurdle in the development of the CPM from domain models is assessing the compatibility of information in these native models to its corresponding standards-based representation. To address this, we use the concept of “degree-of-openness” of engineering information. This concept comprises three metrics, namely compatibility, coverage and completeness that are used to evaluate the interoperability of information in tool-specific models with its corresponding standards-based representation. We also demonstrate GT-Diagnostics, a prototype tool that evaluates these metrics. Using electrical and mechanical CAD examples, we illustrate the value of these metrics in understanding the relative interoperability of information for engineering and business decision making. Results indicate that the metrics help to identify the sources of incompatibility of information and the areas of possible improvement in the compared schemas.

scholarly journals Product Lifecycle Management with the Asset Administration Shell

Computers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Andreas Deuter ◽  
Sebastian Imort
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Digital Representation ◽  
Holistic Concept ◽  
Standard Interface ◽  
Lifecycle Management

Product lifecycle management (PLM) as a holistic process encompasses the idea generation for a product, its conception, and its production, as well as its operating phase. Numerous tools and data models are used throughout this process. In recent years, industry and academia have developed integration concepts to realize efficient PLM across all domains and phases. However, the solutions available in practice need specific interfaces and tend to be vendor dependent. The Asset Administration Shell (AAS) aims to be a standardized digital representation of an asset (e.g., a product). In accordance with its objective, it has the potential to integrate all data generated during the PLM process into one data model and to provide a universally valid interface for all PLM phases. However, to date, there is no holistic concept that demonstrates this potential. The goal of this research work is to develop and validate such an AAS-based concept. This article demonstrates the application of the AAS in an order-controlled production process, including the semi-automatic generation of PLM-related AAS data. Furthermore, it discusses the potential of the AAS as a standard interface providing a smooth data integration throughout the PLM process.

scholarly journals Special Issue of the Manufacturing Engineering Society 2020 (SIMES-2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5975
Author(s):  
Ana María Camacho ◽  
Eva María Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Manufacturing Automation ◽  
Engineering Society ◽  
Manufacturing Engineering ◽  
Lifecycle Management

The Special Issue of the Manufacturing Engineering Society 2020 (SIMES-2020) has been launched as a joint issue of the journals “Materials” and “Applied Sciences”. The 14 contributions published in this Special Issue of Applied Sciences present cutting-edge advances in the field of Manufacturing Engineering focusing on advances and innovations in manufacturing processes; additive manufacturing and 3D printing; manufacturing of new materials; Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technologies; robotics, mechatronics and manufacturing automation; Industry 4.0; design, modeling and simulation in manufacturing engineering; manufacturing engineering and society; and production planning. Among them, the topic “Manufacturing engineering and society” collected the highest number of contributions (representing 22%), followed by the topics “Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technologies”, “Industry 4.0”, and “Design, modeling and simulation in manufacturing engineering” (each at 14%). The rest of the topics represent the remaining 35% of the contributions.

Consistency Management System Between Product Design and the Lifecycle

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Fukushige ◽  
Yuki Matsuyama ◽  
Eisuke Kunii ◽  
Yasushi Umeda
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Product Lifecycle Management ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Consistency Management ◽  
Management Scheme ◽  
Data Architecture ◽  
Structure Geometry ◽  
Resource Circulation ◽  
Lifecycle Management ◽  
Lifecycle Design

Within the framework of sustainability in manufacturing industry, product lifecycle design is a key approach for constructing resource circulation systems of industrial products that drastically reduce environmental loads, resource consumption and waste generation. In such design, designers should consider both a product and its lifecycle from a holistic viewpoint, because the product’s structure, geometry, and other attributes are closely coupled with the characteristics of the lifecycle. Although product lifecycle management (PLM) systems integrate product data during its lifecycle into one data architecture, they do not focus on support for lifecycle design process. In other words, PLM does not provide explicit models for designing product lifecycles. This paper proposes an integrated model of a product and its lifecycle and a method for managing consistency between the two. For the consistency management, three levels of consistency (i.e., topological, geometric, and semantic) are defined. Based on this management scheme, the product lifecycle model allows designers to evaluate environmental, economic, and other performance of the designed lifecycle using lifecycle simulation.

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