An Implementation of a Framework for Cooperative Engineering
| Authors: | Gonçalves Gil, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Dias Paulo, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Santos António, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Sousa Joao, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Pereira Fernando, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
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| Topic: | 5.3 Enterprise Integration and Networking |
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| Session: | Enterprise Networking towards the realization of Collaborative Networked Organizations |
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| Keywords: | agile manufacturing, concurrent engineering, cooperation, manufacturing systems, systems engineering |
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Abstract
This paper discusses a framework for Cooperative Engineering (CE) and its prototype implementation. Cooperative Engineering concerns the application of Concurrent Engineering techniques to the design and development of products and of their manufacturing systems by a network of companies coming together exclusively for that purpose. CE is a common practice in many industries such as automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, defence, and pharmaceutical. This framework provides a formal model for CE. This is done in the context of distributed hybrid systems (DHS), a modelling and control framework for networked systems introduced recently by the control and computer science communities.
