R. B. Pipes, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
(NRC Committee members: R. Abbaschian, E. Antonsson, T.S. Babin, B. Boardman, T.J. Considine, J. Dantzig, M. Gersh, R. Gray, E.A. Holm, D.A. Koshiba, M.H. Morgan, D.E. Whitney; A. Mozhi – Study Director; R.B. Pipes – Committee Chair)
The Department of Defense (DoD), having identified gaps in the communication and feedback processes between design and manufacturing, requested that the National Research Council conduct a study to develop and define a coherent framework for “bridging” these gaps through data management, modeling, and simulation. This framework is intended to guide investment decisions in basic research to create better modes and methods of communication and collaboration between the various groups involved in bringing complex products through the design and testing process and into production. While the charge to the committee was to concentrate on the research aspects of design and manufacturing, the committee recognized that bridging the various domains involved will require substantial cultural and organizational changes. This study described a framework for virtual design and manufacturing and the tools that are part of this framework. The study addressed the economic dimension of this framework and the barriers to its implementation in DoD acquisition. Finally, the study provides recommendations and research needed to implement the virtual design and manufacturing framework. These study results will be presented.
The Department of Defense (DoD), having identified gaps in the communication and feedback processes between design and manufacturing, requested that the National Research Council conduct a study to develop and define a coherent framework for “bridging” these gaps through data management, modeling, and simulation. This framework is intended to guide investment decisions in basic research to create better modes and methods of communication and collaboration between the various groups involved in bringing complex products through the design and testing process and into production. While the charge to the committee was to concentrate on the research aspects of design and manufacturing, the committee recognized that bridging the various domains involved will require substantial cultural and organizational changes.
This study described a framework for virtual design and manufacturing and the tools that are part of this framework. The study addressed the economic dimension of this framework and the barriers to its implementation in DoD acquisition. Finally, the study provides recommendations and research needed to implement the virtual design and manufacturing framework. These study results will be presented.
