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Feature modelling: a validation methodology and its evaluation

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posted on 2014-08-14, 13:09 authored by Keith Case, Marcelo da Silva Hounsell
Geometric modelling techniques for computer-aided design are provided with formal validation methods to ensure that a valid model is made available to applications such as interference checking. A natural and popular extension to geometric modelling is to group geometric entities into features that provide some extra meaning for one or more aspects of design or manufacture. These extra meanings are typically loosely formulated, in which case it is not possible to validate the feature-based model to ensure that it provides a correct representation for a downstream activity such as process planning. This paper presents a methodology used to validate the feature-based representation which is based on the capture of designer’s intents related to functional, relational and volumetric aspects of the component geometry. The feature-based validation method has itself been validated through its application to a series of test parts which have been either drawn from the literature or created to demonstrate particular aspects. It is shown that the prototype system that has been developed is indeed capable of meaningful feature-based model validation and additionally provides extensive information that is potentially useful to a range of engineering and manufacturing analysis activities.

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School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volume

107

Issue

1-3

Pages

15 - 23

Citation

CASE, K. and HOUNSELL, M.S., 2000. Feature modelling: a validation methodology and its evaluation. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 107 (1-3), pp. 15 - 23.

Publisher

© Elsevier

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2000

Notes

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in the Journal of Materials Processing Technology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 107, (1-3), 2000, DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00693-2

ISSN

0924-0136

Language

  • en

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