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This document presents the results of a focused effort to comprehensively identify the characteristics of a common representation of a limited set of...
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An interstitial space building construction assembly, consisting of a walk-on deck suspended from above by structural steel which also supported a functional...
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Progress since the last Industrial Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy workshop in the estimation of tip geometries for scanned probe microscopes is...
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In the marketplace of the 21st century, there is no place for traditional over-the-wall'', communications between design and manufacturing. In order to design...
This paper gives an overview of some of the modelling and virtual prototyping techniques used in product realization, with emphasis on the mechanical...
Many different types of manufacturing software applications have become available in recent years. These applications focus on specific engineering functions of...