A cost-effective knowledge-based reasoning system for design for automation

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dc.contributor.authorShehab, Essam
dc.contributor.authorAbdalla, Hassan S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-29T11:01:05Z
dc.date.available2009-04-29T11:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractDesign for assembly automation (DFAA) is an important part of the concurrent engineering strategy for reduction of product manufacturing costs and lead times. An intelligent knowledge-based system (KBS) for design for automation and early cost modelling within a concurrent engineering environment has been developed. This paper focuses upon the development of the design for an assembly automation system. The system framework encompasses an extensive knowledge-based reasoning system, a CAD system, a design analysis for automation module, a design improvement suggestion module, and a user interface. The development process of the system involved three main stages: creating the KBS, developing the design improvement module, and integrating the KBS with the CAD system. The developed system has the capability to: (a) select the most economic assembly technique for the product at an early design stage; (b) estimate the assembly time and cost for manual, automatic, and robotic assembly methods; and (c) analyse the product design for automation and provide the designers with design improvement suggestions of a product to simplify assembly operations without any compromise of the product functionality. The above capabilities of the system have been demonstrated and validated through a real case study.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationShehab EM, Abdalla HS. (2006) A cost-effective knowledge-based reasoning system for design for automation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Volume 220, Issue 5, May 2006, pp. 729-743en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0954-4054
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1243/095440554JEM298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1826/3364
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherProfessional Engineering Publishingen_UK
dc.subjectdesign for automationen_UK
dc.subjectconcurrent engineeringen_UK
dc.subjectknowledge-based systemsen_UK
dc.subjectassembly cost estimationen_UK
dc.titleA cost-effective knowledge-based reasoning system for design for automationen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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