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DIGITAL  ENTERPRISE  TECHNOLOGY 2007
 
4th International CIRP-Sponsored Conference (DET2007)
University of Bath
 
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
17:00 - 21:00
Welcome Reception & Registration (Claverton Rooms)
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
08:00 - 09:00
Registration & Coffee (3 West North Foyer)
09:00 - 13:00
Conference Plenary Session - Keynote Presentations (3 West North, Room 2.1)
Chair: Prof Paul Maropoulos
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome to DET2007 & Opening Address - Prof Paul Maropoulos
Welcome to the University of Bath - Prof Kevin Edge, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
09:15 - 09:50
General Conference Keynote: "Digital Manufacturing Perspectives and Outlook"
Prof George Chryssolouris, President of CIRP (2007), University of Patras, Greece
09:50 - 10:25
Digital Factory and Assembly Keynote: "Innovative Assembly Systems for Mechatronic Products"
Prof Klaus Feldmann, FCIRP, University of Erlangen - NĂĽrenberg, Germany
10:25 - 10:40
Coffee Break (3 West North Foyer)
 
 
Plenary Session - Keynote Presentations (3 West North, Room 2.1)
Chairs: Prof Paul Maropoulos and Prof Steve Newman
10:40 - 11:15
Micro and Nano Manufacturing Keynote: "Recent Advances in Micro and Nano Manufacturing"
Prof Duc Pham, OBE, FREng, Cardiff University
11:15 - 11:50
Digital Manufacturing Technology Keynote:"FEM-Supported Simulation of Chip Formation and Flow in Gear Hobbing of Helical Gears"
Prof Konstantinos Bouzakis, FCIRP, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Greece
11:50 - 12:25
Digital Business Collaboration Keynote: "Architecture and Key Technologies for SOA-based Business Collaborative Management System"
Prof Yusun Fan, Tsinghua University, China
12:25 - 13:00
Wireless Manufacturing Keynote: "Wireless Manufacturing: Requirements, Developments and R&D Challenges"
Prof George Huang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch at Level One Cafe
14:00 - 18:00
 
Parallel Paper Sessions
                         
Session A1 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Distributed and Collaborative Design 1
Chair: Prof Chris McMahon
Session B1 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Process Modelling and Process Planning 1
Chair: Prof Duc Pham
Session C1 (Room 3WN 3.8)
Advanced Factory Modelling
Chair: Prof Klaus Feldmann
14:00 - 14:20
Design Nodes: An Approach For Modelling Design Processes
 
 
 
 
Mervyn Fathianathan and Jitesh Panchal
Hybrid Forming Process of AA 6108 T4 Thin Sheets: Process Modelling by Neural Network Solutions
 
 
Massimiliano Barletta, Annamaria Giasario, Stefano Guarino and Vincenzo Tagliaferri
High Value Adding VR Tools For Networked Customer-Driven Factories
 
Paolo Pedrazzoli, Diego Rovere, Carmen Constantinescu, Jens Bathelt, Menelaos Pappas, Pjilippe Depince, George Chrysolouris, Claudio Boer and Engelbert Westkamper
14:20 - 14:40
Automating Digital Capture of Engineering Knowledge
 
 
Heather Rea, Jonathan Corney, James Ritchie, Raymond Sung and Csaba Salamon
PVD-Coatings' Wear Prediction in Cutting of Various Materials, Based on Fem-Simulations and Impact Test Results
 
Konstantinos-Dionysios Bouzakis, Nikolas Michalidis, Stefanos Gerardis, Michail Batsiolas and Maria Pappa
Effects of  Product Design on Assembly Lines Performances: A Concurrent Engineering Approach
 
 
 
Antonio C. Caputo and Pacifico Pelagagge
14:40 - 15:00
Product Representation in Lightweight Formats for Product Lifecycle management (PLM)
 
Lian Ding, Alex Ball, Jason Matthews, Chris McMahon and Manjula Patel
Modelling and Simulation of Drying Processes - A New Approach in Virtual Painting
 
Andreas Scheibe, Engelbert Westkamper and Qiaoyan Ye
Industrial Robot Path Planning in A Constraint-Based CAD and Kinematic Analysis Environment
 
 
George Vosniakos and Andreas Chronopoulos
15:00 - 15:20
Towards Collaborative Product Development Platform for Aeronautics Project
 
Pierre-Laurent Frossard, Thomas Nguyen Van, Benoit Eynard, Dominique Deneux and Pascal Guellec
A Reference Model to Verify and Optimize Remanufacturing Operations
 
 
 
Winifred L Ijomah and Stephen Newman
A Stochastic Programming Approach to Design Production System Flexibility Considering The Evolution of The Part Families
 
 
Tullio Tolio and Anna Valente
15:20 - 15:40
Developing A Design Process Model for The Reuse of Knowledge
 
Pengcheng Zhang, David Baxter, James Gao and Mo Kalta
The Use of Production Requirements in Model-Driven Parts Manufacturing
 
Victoria Rogstrand and Torsten Kjellberg
Specifying A Manufacturing Knowledge Reuse Framework
 
David Baxter, Rajkumar Roy and James Gao
15:40 - 16:00
Coffee Break (3 West North Foyer)
 
Session A2 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Distributed and Collaborative Design 2
Chair: Prof James Gao
Session B2 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Process Modelling and Process Planning 2
Chair: Prof Kostantin Bouzakis
Session C2 (Room 3WN 3.8)
Cost Engineering
Chairs: Dr Linda Newnes and
Dr Paul Baguley
16:00 - 16:20
Service Design in the Context of Industrial Product-Service Systems
 
 
Horst Meier and Daniel Kortmann
Operation Sequencing Optimisation using a Particle Swarm Optimisation Approach for 5 axis prismatic part
 
Yanwu Guo, Antony R. Mileham, Geraint Owen, Paul G. Maropoulos and Weidong Li
Cost Estimation in Product Development: Industrial Practice and Academic Research
 
Wai ming Cheung, Linda Newnes, Antony R. Mileham, Robert Marsh and John Lanham
16:20 - 16:40
A Descriptive Design Tool To Capture A Designer's Thought
 
 
Duc T. Pham, Stefan Dimov and Kok Weng
A Novel OAP Mathematical Programming Formulation for Process Planning in Reconfigurable Manufacturing
 
Ahmed Azab and Hoda ElMaraghy
Probabilistic Costing Using Hybrid Decision Trees
 
 
Sree Vamsi Tammineni, Jim Scanlan and Phillipia Reed
16:40 - 17:00
Knowledge-Based Conflict Resolution in Conceptual Design
 
 
Duc T. Pham and Huimim Liu
Key Characteristics-driven Rough-cut Process Planning
 
L. Y. Zhang, Chris A. McMahon, Paul G. Maropoulos, L. Wei, L. Ding and Jafar Jamshidi
Life Cycle Cost Modelling of Unmanned Air Vehicles
 
Praveen Thokala, Jim Scanlan and Andy Chipperfield
17:00 - 17:20
Conflict Management in Multi-View Integrated Product Modelling Systems Based on A Meta-Constraint Approach
 
Mohsen Sadeghi, Fredric Noel and Khaled Hadj-Hamou
Business Oriented Process Modelling Notation
 
 
Fernando Graca, Helio Almeida and Miguel Mira da Silva
Costing Contribution in Design Activities
 
 
Quentin Daniel, Patrick Martin, Ali Siadat and Jean-Yves Dantan
17:20 - 17:40
Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Product Data for the Design of Molded Interconnect Devices
 
Christian Alvarez, Yong Zhao and Klaus Feldmann
Welding Temperature Simulation Using A Moving Distributed Heat Source Model
 
 
Hui Long, Damien Gery and Paul G. Maropoulos
Process Cost Modelling in Manufacturing Enterprises
 
 
Kwabena Kodua, Bilal Wahid and Richard Weston
17:40 - 18:00
Redesigning Products for Global Competition
 
Max Reinecke, Rouven Nickel and Ludger Overmeyer
Approaches and Challenges in Machining Feature-Based Process Planning
 
Alireza Mokhtar, Alireza Tavakoli-Bina and Mahmoud Houshmand
Development of a Cost Engineering Knowledge Audit Tool
 
 
Clyne Grant, Rajkumar Roy and Paul Baguley
Thursday, 20 September 2007
8:15 - 8:30
Morning Coffee (3 West North Foyer)
8:30 - 9:55
Plenary Session - Industrial Keynote Presentations (3 West North, Room 2.1)
Chair: Prof Paul Maropoulos
8:30 - 9:10
Industrial Keynote: Mr Mark Summers, Airbus (UK) Ltd; Digital Technology for Wingbox Assembly
9:15 - 9:55
Industrial Keynote: Mr Carl Bouffiou, The Boeing Company; Digitally Driven Enterprise; Product Lifecycle Management
10:00 - 13:00
Parallel Paper Sessions
Session A3 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Advanced Verification and Metrology 1
Chairs: Prof Xiangqian Jiang and Prof Antony Mileham

Session B3 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Enterprise Integration and Emergent Synthesis 1
Chair: Prof Jozef Vánca

10:00 - 10:20
Industrial Presentation - API: Innovation Within Metrology
 
James Barnes
Configuration of Dynamic Value Added Networks
 
Gisela Lanza and Jorg Ude
10:20 - 10:40
Airbus Paper: Measurement Assisted Assembly for Large Volume Aircraft Wing Structures
 
Amir Kayani and Jafar Jamshidi
A Design Methodology Management Approach to Rapid Developing i18n Manufacturing Information Systems
 
Zhengxu Zhao
10:40 - 11:00
Industrial Presentation – SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems: “An Application of DET to Improve Systems Reliability on the New Eurofighter” Typhoon as an Exemplar
 
 
Dr Elfed Roberts
Application of A RFID Enhanced Multi-Agent System for The Control of A Distribution Center
 
Julio Cesar Encinas Alvarado, Andres Garcia Higuera and Antonio Abarca Alvarez
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break (3 West North Foyer)
 
Session A4 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Advanced Verification and Metrology 2
Chairs: Dr Geraint Owen and Dr Jafar Jamshidi
Session B4 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Enterprise Integration and Emergent Synthesis 2
Chair: Prof Pedro Cunha
11:20 - 11:40
Industrial Presentation - Branson Instruments: Are We Certain?
 
Carl Baines
Planning in Concert: A Logistics Platform for Production Networks
 
 
Jozsef Vancza, Peter Egri and David Karnok
11:40 - 12:00
The Estimation of Task Specific Measurement Uncertainty in Coordinate Measuring Machines Using Experimental Design
 
 
Hugo Lobato and Nick Orchard
TraSer -- Identity-Based Tracking and Web-Services for SMEs
 
 
 
Zsolt Kemeny and Elisabeth Ilie-Zudor
12:00 - 12:20
Modelling of the Surface Texture Knowledge-Base
 
 
 
Wang Yan, Paul Scott and Xiangqian Jiang
Organising Structured and Unstructured Information for Long Term Retrieveability
 
A. Georg Gunendran, Matt D. Giess, Jonathan Ham, Robert I. M. Young and Chris A. Mc Mahon
12:20 - 12:40
Metrology Assisted Robotic Processing of Aero-structure Components
 
Nirosh Jayaweera and Phil Webb
Capturing Industrial Requirements for PLM Specification
 
 
Shyam Duari, Rajkumar Roy and Paul Baguley
12:40 - 13:00
A Review of Two Multistation Large Volume Measuring Instrument: MScMS AND iGPS
 
Domenico A. Maisano, Jafar Jamshidi, Fiorenzo Franceschini, Paul G. Maropoulos, Luca Mastrogiacomo, Antony R. Mileham and Geraint W. Owen
Customs Chain: Gateway to Networked Customs Supervision and Cross-border Logistics for Processing Trade Enterprises (PTEs)
 
Georg Q. Huang, Frank J. Xu, Francky Chan, Joshua Z. Huang, Q. Y. Dai, X. Chen and Xiang Chen
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch at Level One Cafe
14:00 - 17:00
 
Parallel Paper Sessions
                         
Session A5 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Interoperable Manufacture 1
Chair: Prof Steve Newman
Session B5 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Enterprise Integration and Emergent Synthesis 3
Chair: Prof Yushun Fan
Session C5 (Room 3WN 3.8)
SPECIES 1
Chair: Prof Tullio Tolio
14:00 - 14:20
Vision of A Smart Machining System - Integrating CAM, CNC and Machining Simulation
 
Christian Brecher, Mirco Vitr and Markus Voss
The Autonomous Logistics Engineering Methodology (ALEM)
 
Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Jan Kolditz and Torsten Hildebrandt
Methodologies and Tools to Design Production Systems with Focused Flexibility
 
Marco Cantamessa, Sergio Fichera, Antonio Grieco, Giovanni Perrone and Tullio Tolio
14:20 - 14:40
Requirements and Implementation for Closed-loop Process Planning in Small Batch Manufacturing Environments
 
Michael Wosnik, Hartmut Rudele and Peter Klemm
Emergent Synthesis with Bounded Rationality
 
 
 
Tomomi Kito and Kanji Ueda
An Approach to Analyze Design Configuration of Discrete Manufacturing System for Processing Variant Products
 
Jason Matthew, Baljinder Singh, Alexandra Deslandes, Glen Mullineux and Tony Medland
14:40 - 15:00
Towards A STEP-NC Compliant Model for Representation of Machine Tools
 
Parag Vichare, Aydin Nassehi, Sanjeev Kumar, Stephen Newman, Lianyu Zheng and Vimal Dhokia
A Multi-Agent Based Knowledge Search Methodology for Product Development
 
 
Amanda jian and James Gao
Extending Analytical Target Cascading for Optimal Configuration of Supply Chains with Alternative Autonomous Suppliers
 
T. Qu, George Q. Huang and Hua Ping Chen
15:00 - 15:20
Design and Implementation of An Integrated CAM/CNC and Inspection System for Rotational Components
 
Riliang Liu, Chengrui Zhang, Jinjiang Wang, Xianzhi Zhang
Adaptive Logistics: Integrated Service Architecture for Assembly Planning and Control in the Machine Building Industry and Plant Engineering Sector
 
Gunther Schuh, Sebastian Gottschalk, Tim hohne and Till Potente
The Economic Management of Geometrical Products Variability: The Next Generation GPS
 
 
 
Xiangqian Jiang
15:20 - 15:40
Coffee Break (3 West North Foyer)
 
Session A6 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Interoperable Manufacture 2
Chairs: Prof Steve Newman and
Dr Aydin Nassehi
Session B6 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Enterprise Integration and Emergent Synthesis 4
Chair: Prof George Huang
Session C6 (Room 3WN 3.8)
SPECIES 2
Chair: Prof Tullio Tolio
15:40 - 16:00
A Heuristic Model to Generate, Assess and Select Feasible Machining Features of Prismatic Parts
 
Mahmoud Houshmand, Din Mohammad Imani and Mohammad Akbari
Service-Oriented Workflow: Concepts, Architecture and Key Technologies
 
 
Bo Liu and Yushun Fan
Design and Implementation of an Intelligent e-Manufacturing Control System
 
 
Yuh-Jen Chen and Yuh-Min Chen
16:00 - 16:20
Comparison Between a Designed Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) System and a Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) System for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
 
Robert Blanch, Narcis Pellicer, Maria Lusia G-Romeu, Joaquim Ciurana and Marta Reig
Identification of Service Knowledge Types for Technical Product-Service Systems
 
 
Nancy Doultsinou, Rajkumar Roy, David Baxter and James Gao
Researching On the Application of The Data Grid Technology in Virtual Enterprise Alliance
 
 
 
 
Yanbin Liu and Shaobo Wang
16:20 - 16:40
Evaluation of Workpiece Orientation and Configuration of Multi-Axis Machine Tool Using Visibility Cone Analysis
 
Rong Shean Lee, Yan Hong Lin, Ming Yang Tseng and Wei Shian Wu
End of Life Recovery and Recycling Technology in the Automotive Industry
 
 
Richard Russell-Johnson and Qing Wang
Macroscopic Modelling of Long Manufacturing Lines
 
 
Apostolos Kotsialos
16:40 - 17:00
 
Knowledge Base Application in Semantic Web Engine for Manufacturing Query System
 
 
 
Hideo Takechi and Tadashi Ishiketa
A Heterarchical Multi-Agent System for The Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling Using Operation-Based Time-Extended Negotiation Protocols
 
Izabel C. Zattar, Joao C. E. Ferreira, Joao G.G.G. Rodrigues and Carlos H.B. de Sousa
 
19:30 - 20:00
Drinks Reception at the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
20:00 - 23:00
Conference Banquet at the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
(With a Musical Contribution from the Severn Jazzmen)
Friday, 21 September 2007
9:00 - 11:00
 
Parallel Paper Sessions
                         
Session A7 (Room 3WN 2.1)
Process Modelling and Process Planning 3
Chair: Prof Antony Mileham
Session B7 (Room 3WN 3.7)
Distributed and Collaborative Design 3
Chair: Prof Steve Culley
Session C7 (Room 3WN 3.8)
Enterprise Integration and Emergent Synthesis 5
Chair: Prof Alain Bernard
09:00 - 09:20
Influence of Face milling Cutting Parameters on Tools Performance when Cutting 416 SS
 
Patricia Munoz-Escalona and Paul G. Maropoulos
Watermarking 3D-CAD data
 
 
Salamon Csaba, Jonathon Corney, Heather Rea, Jim Ritchie and Raymond Sung
Inspection Scheduling for An Effective Systems Availability
 
 
Jose A Calderia Duarte and Perdo Cunha
09:20 - 09:40
Modelling An Assembly Process Using A Close Coupled Generative Cost Model And A Discrete Event Simulation
 
Robert Marsh, Wai Ming Cheung, John Lanham, Linda Newnes and Antony R. Mileham
An Architecture for Collaborative Conceptual Design Support Systems
 
Duck Young Kim, Ahmed Bufardi and Paul Xirouchakis
Transferring Selected Software Engineering Principles to The Commercial Vehicle Domain
 
Jan C. Aurich, Nico Wolf, Jurgen Munch, Andreas Grzegorski and Axel Wickenkamp
09:40 - 10:00
Reverse Engineering of a Mechanical Component - A Case Study of Formula Student Car
 
Jafar Jamshidi, Geraint W. Owen, Paul G. Maropoulos and Antony R. Mileham
Multidisciplinary Engineering Application Integration Based on Component Technology
 
 
Chengen Wang
Business Process  Reengineering Within the Greek Petrochemical Industry
 
 
Konstantinos Tigkiropoulos, Panagiotis Kyratsis and Vaya Dinopoulou
10:00 - 10:20
Holistic Optimisation of manufacturing Process Chains Based on Dimensioning Technological Interfaces
 
Bernard Denkena, Aleksander Rabinovitch and H. Henning
A Survey of Key Characteristics in Product Design and Manufacturing
 
 
L. Y. Zhang, Chris McMahon, L.Li and Jafar Jamshidi
Multistage Hybrid Flowshop Blocking Scheduling with multiple Operations on Parallel Machines Using Genetic Algorithm
 
George Q. Huang, Y. F. Zhang, Benson S. Bin, Hao Luo and H. P. Chen
10:20 - 10:40
An Agent-Based Distributed Intelligent Reconfigurable Machining System
 
 
Yung-Chou Kao, Mau-Sheng Chen and Jia-Sin Lia
An Integral Machine Functioning Data Management System for Optimisation and Decision Support
 
Rafael Enparantza, Oscar Revilla, Itzar Ricondo, Ander Azkarate and Jose Zendoia
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee Break (3 West North Foyer)
11:00 - 12:30
Special Summary Session of DET2007 and Open Forum (Room 3WN 2.1)
 
Best Paper Awards,
Scientific Conclusions and
DET2008
 
Chairs: Prof Paul Maropoulos, Prof Steve Newman, Prof Alain Bernard, Prof Pedro Cunha
 
12:30 - 14:00
Farewell Lunch at Level One Cafe
14:00
Closure of DET2007
 
 
 
 
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