International Conference on Manufacturing Automation

The proceedings of the fourth ICMA in 2004 represent a huge contribution to research in this area. Everyone attending the conference was asked to submit their papers electronically which meant that 100 top quality papers from no less that 10 different countries contributed to the theme of the conference. Keynote Abstracts Grand challenges for design and manufacturing F B Prinz 3

Optimization of heterogeneous solids with level set methods M Y Wang 4

Adaptable design - concepts, methods, and applications P Gu 5

Convergence of digital and physical worlds P Fu 6

Product Design Systems and Methodologies Extrusion forming technology applied in die design of plug extremity Z Jiang, X Feng, J Shi, and X Zong 9

Modelling and analysing complex product development processes using the design structure matrix (DSM) method X Liu and H Zhang 17

Research on groupware for Internet-based collaborative design A Xhu and Y Xie 23

A functional modelling approach for modular product design W Y Zhang, S B Tor, and G A Britton 31

A new method for constructing streamline surface by Bezier patch with restricted condition X Lu 39

Manufacturable and functional layout design of cooling system for plastic injection mould - an automatic approach C L Li and C G Li 47

Product dynamic development process modelling Y Gu and H Huang 55

A web-based multi-disciplinary collaborative design environment H Li, G Feng, and C Wang 63

Mechanical product conceptual design based on bond graphs D Cao, R Tan, B Yang, and N Zhu 71

Principle and method of graphic matching based on model reconstruction Y Hu, Z Ou, D C Ma, and A Shih 79

A timing-independent approach to mechanism path generation R Xiao and Y Liu 87

HCPN-based process modelling for workflow mining H Huang, F Zhou, X Zu, and Y Gu 95

Solid model reconstruction from engineering drawings using engineering semantics G Dou and M Chang 103

Research on the feature modelling technology for welded tube roll H Li and Y Zhang 111

Innovation design and application based on TOC and TRIZ Y Liu and R Tan 117

Adaptive triangular mesh compression with shape error control W F Wu, Y F Zhang, Y S Wong, and H T Loh 125

Study on CAD modelling for the objects with a multiphase perfect material F Zhu, K Chen, F Wang, and X Feng 133

Complexity reduction of parts in an assembly for layered manufacturing H Y Chow and S T Tan 143

Study of intelligent conceptual design based on extension case reasoning Y Zhao and G Zhang 151

Research and application of NURBS-based universal interpolation technology G Li, C Yan, and X Li 159

Material design of components made of multi-materials and its applications in high-tech product design X Zhang, K Chen, and X Feng 167

Application of CAD/CAM/CAE system in the design of go-kart vehicle chassis A Mimaroglu, S Iric, H Unal, I Kaya, and Z Demir 175

Haptic aided ergonomic evaluation in mass customized product design Z Y Yang, L L Lian, and Y H Chen 181

Research of hierarchy process control method for distributed collaborative design H Qiu, X Shao, P Li, and L Gao 189

Sustainable application in the product design L Li and Z Huang 197

Restriction of feature design and process drawing automatic generation H Wang, R Ning, and T Wang 205

Three-dimensional segmentation based on visibility cone for topology reconstruction W Hu and W Yang 213

The applications and researches on the method of processing decomposition and dynamic coordination in the concurrent engineering for the development of new auto-types J Yi, Q Bai, W Sun, Y Yao, X Gao, and P Xu 221

Intelligent Systems A 'joint-based constraint and elimination' approach to spatial linkage position analysis K Luo and Q Wang 231

Manufacturable topology optimization K Zuo, L Chen, S Wang, and Y Zhang 239

On relationship between vibration and machining quality of rolling bearing via grey system theory X Xia, L Chen, Z Wang, and H Chang 247

The contact force FEA of the bevel gears based on UG modelling S Wu, X Wang, and Z Zhang 255

Automatic generation of a parameterized finite element model for hypoid gears F Rao, X Wang, W Zhang, and Y Zhong 263

An explicit expression of kineto-elastodynamic analysis of mechanisms by finite element method P Lan, Q Ding, N Lu, and L Sun 271

Topology optimization design of continuum structure under stress and volumetric material density constraints S Yang, D Guo, Z Jia, R Yang, and D Mi 279

Research on the human-computer cooperative genetic algorithm and its application G Li, H Zhao, H Teng, F Zhao, and Z Qian 285

An improved parallel hybrid genetic algorithm and its application to layout design G Li, H Zhao, W Wang, H Teng, and F Zhao 295

Dynamic scheduling of road construction machines based on multi-agent system C Ding, H Wang, M Zhang, C Gao, and Y Jing 303

Methods to get circular saws' natural frequency and influences the saw geometrical parameters give to the natural frequency J Wu, Z ZHou, and R Tan 309

Flow balance analysis for plastics extrusion flow - influence of flow separation B Liu, K Jiang, and Q Zheng 315

Kinematic and dynamic modelling of a novel two-DOF direct-drive planar parallel manipulator L Sun, X Liu, Q Ding, and Y Zhu 323

Multiple-parameter optimization for CNC machining via machine learning M K Yeung, Z Gui, and Y Zhang 331

Gear fault classification using PCA and RBF networks W Li, G Zhang, and T Shi 339

Optimal location and size of piezoelectric actuators for topology optimization of compliant mechanisms X Zhang and Y Chen 349

Based on improved grey BP neural network of the regional logistics cost forecast F Zhang and J Wu 357

An integrated approach to design knowledge acquisition and transformation and its implementation R Yang, Z Tao, R Xiao, and R Li 365

Rough set-based multiple variant decision tree and its application in process planning Z Wang, X Shao, H Zhu, and Z Che 375

An improved study on the way of two-dimension rectangle layout X Huang, Z Gong, Z Zhong, and J Li 383

Research of design technology for the injection mould parting surface based on cases and knowledge T Yu, G Li, Y Li, and J Lan 391

Constructive logical network for proposition representation and calculus R Sun, Y Xiong, and L Zhu 399

Research on genetic algorithm-based scheduling approach for semiconductor wafer fab B Feng, F Qiao, and J Wang 407

Sequencing mixed model assembly lines with multi-objective genetic algorithms Z Cao, F Li, and Y Zhu 415

Intelligent optimization techniques in planning of parallel machines M Saravanakumar and K S Lee 423

Modelling of electro-jet drilling process using FEM M Sen, B Amarendrakumar, and H S Shan 435

Roll forging technology and three-dimensional finite element simulation for automobile front axle H Wang, J Xia, G Hu, X Wang, Y Jin, J Zhang, and C Chen 443

Research and implementation for intelligent plasma powder deposition manufacturing based on ANN-ES H Zhang, H Ai, G Wang, and J Xu 451

A practical heuristic approach for two-dimensional cutting stock problems X Wang and L Yang 459

Internet-based Systems The self-organization of dynamic manufacturing network G Li, L-Y Sun, and H-Q Li 469

Study on the development of a virtual turning test-bed J Li and Y Yao 477

Rapid manufacturing technology of simple Zn-based alloy plastic mould based on LOM prototype H Liu, Y Li, X Dong, Z Fan, and N Huang 485

The design of networked virtual instrument D Lei, H Duan, and W Wang 491

The research and development of numerical control machining simulation system based on hourglass cam Z Chang, J Sun, and A Ren 499

Visual diagnosis of bottleneck processes and redesign for the production line based on virtual manufacturing technologies and its application J Zou, Z Liu, P Huang, and X Ai 505

Rapid prototyping of cloud data by segmentation G H Liu, H T Loh, Y S Wong, and Y F Zhang 513

Design and operation of a storage facility in a virtual environment Z Tuncali, S K Gupta, D K Anand, and Z Yao 521

X. Y. Shao and C. Deng are the authors of International Conference on Manufacturing Automation: Advanced Design and Manufacturing in Global Competition, published by Wiley.