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Digital technology in engineering design teaching (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Valentine, R., & Matthews, J. (2023). Digital technology in engineering design teaching. In DS 123: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2023) (73-78). https://doi.org/10.35199/epde.2023.13

Digital technology is widely used in engineering design teaching, enabling students to create parametric models of their solutions and data files for computer-aided manufacture (CAM). However, the digital industry is predicted to grow significantly t... Read More about Digital technology in engineering design teaching.

An iterative numerical approach to evaluate the variable friction coefficient of steel AMS5643 using ring compression tests (2023)
Journal Article
Hatherell, J., Marmier, A., Dennis, G., Curry, W., Denis, G., & Matthews, J. (2024). An iterative numerical approach to evaluate the variable friction coefficient of steel AMS5643 using ring compression tests. Tribology Transactions, 67(1), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2023.2284347

The coefficient of friction is an important variable that must be defined to allow the accurate prediction of the forming geometry and stresses involved in metal forming processes. Literature reports have shown that the coefficient of friction does n... Read More about An iterative numerical approach to evaluate the variable friction coefficient of steel AMS5643 using ring compression tests.

A methodology to support robotic polishing of moulds integrated with CAD/CAM (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, K., Ding, L., Dailami, F., & Matthews, J. (in press). A methodology to support robotic polishing of moulds integrated with CAD/CAM. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, https://doi.org/10.1142/S021968672450015X

Typically, the final process in the manufacture of molds is mechanical polishing, a process predominantly conducted manually. This is an important process step to improve the surface quality of the mold without affecting the geometry of the cavity. C... Read More about A methodology to support robotic polishing of moulds integrated with CAD/CAM.

A hybrid approach to support robotic polishing process planning (2023)
Book Chapter
Wang, K., Ding, L., Dailami, F., & Matthews, J. (2023). A hybrid approach to support robotic polishing process planning. In Y. X. Gan (Ed.), Research and Developments in Engineering Research Vol. 8 (193-217). B P International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International). https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rader/v8/10312f

Currently, mechanical polishing and manual labour are used to complete the finishing stages of the manufacture of moulds. This stage of the procedure is not only the most expensive, but it is also currently experiencing a shortage of experienced peop... Read More about A hybrid approach to support robotic polishing process planning.

Exploring the potential for a FEA-based design of experiments to develop design tools for bulk-metal joining processes (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Hatherell, J., Marmier, A., Dennis, G., Curry, W., & Matthews, J. (2023). Exploring the potential for a FEA-based design of experiments to develop design tools for bulk-metal joining processes. In Proceedings of the Design Society (1815-1824). https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.182

Over the last 20 years, finite element analysis (FEA) has become a standard analysis tool for metal joining processes. When FEA tools are combined with design of experiments (DOE) methodologies, academic research has shown the potential for virtual D... Read More about Exploring the potential for a FEA-based design of experiments to develop design tools for bulk-metal joining processes.

Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading (2023)
Journal Article
Damghani, M., Matthews, J., Murphy, A., & Featherston, C. (2023). Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading. Structures, 51, 372-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.03.066

Shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation of a damage tolerant hybrid (GFRP-CFRP) composite laminate is performed using the commercial Optistruct solver. The results of the optimisation study are compared to both a benchmark non-damage tole... Read More about Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading.

An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates (2023)
Journal Article
Damghani, M., Saddler, J., Sammon, E., Atkinson, G. A., Matthews, J., & Murphy, A. (2023). An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates. Composite Structures, 305, 116506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116506

This paper investigates the effect of transverse impact loading on the in-plane shear behaviour of two laminate configurations. The extensive experimental studies consider a pure carbon laminate (type 1) and a novel X-shaped carbon/glass laminate (ty... Read More about An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates.

GA-AHP Method to support robotic polishing process planning (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, K., Ding, L., Dailami, F., & Matthews, J. (2022). GA-AHP Method to support robotic polishing process planning. Digital Manufacturing Technology, 2(2), 23-44. https://doi.org/10.37256/dmt.2220221513

The finishing stage of mould manufacturing is generally completed via mechanical polishing, manual conducted. Not only is this the most expensive phase of the process but also is currently struggling with a deficit of skilled workers. To address thes... Read More about GA-AHP Method to support robotic polishing process planning.

Mimicking condylar knee to design bio-inspired robotic knee joint based on magnetic resonance imaging (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Hung, C. H., Etoundi, A., Jafari, A., Matthews, J., Chang, W. C., & Chong, J. J. (2022). Mimicking condylar knee to design bio-inspired robotic knee joint based on magnetic resonance imaging. In 2021 24th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT)https://doi.org/10.1109/icmt53429.2021.9687202

The process of designing bio-inspired knee joint has been a challenging issue due to the complicated kinematics and dynamics of the human knee joint. This paper addresses this issue by presenting a design methodology that has been used to model the h... Read More about Mimicking condylar knee to design bio-inspired robotic knee joint based on magnetic resonance imaging.

Design, novel quality check and experimental test of an original variable length stepped scarf repair scheme (2021)
Journal Article
Damghani, M., Bolanos, S., Chahar, A., Matthews, J., Atkinson, G. A., Murphy, A., & Edwards, T. (2022). Design, novel quality check and experimental test of an original variable length stepped scarf repair scheme. Composites Part B: Engineering, 230, Article 109542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109542

The performance of well-established stepped scarf repair schemes for highly loaded composite structures has been studied in previous works. However, none of the proposed repair schemes appear to minimise healthy material removal. Thus, this paper pro... Read More about Design, novel quality check and experimental test of an original variable length stepped scarf repair scheme.

Model-based information navigation for engineering documents (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, D., Snider, C., Matthews, J., Yon, J., Barrie, J., Robinson, K., & Hicks, B. (2020). Model-based information navigation for engineering documents. Computers in Industry, 121, 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2020.103254

Engineering and the manner in which engineers think is largely visual and functional, and yet engineers are typically provided with search engines that are text-based. While software based on a visual and functional ethos exist (CAD for example), whe... Read More about Model-based information navigation for engineering documents.

The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in the machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns (2019)
Journal Article
Irvine, D., Goh, M., Dailami, F., & Matthews, J. (2019). The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in the machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns. Procedia Manufacturing, 38, 1026-1033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.188

The growth of Digital Dentistry has opened new potentials in the dental restoration sector where personalised restorations could be made in a much shorter time than before. Zirconia has been widely used due to its excellent wear properties and bio-co... Read More about The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in the machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns.

Towards collaborative robotic polishing of mould and die sets (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, K., Dailami, F., & Matthews, J. (2019). Towards collaborative robotic polishing of mould and die sets. Procedia Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.137

Dies and moulds are fundamental elements in the manufacturing of a wide variety of products. The surface polishing of dies and moulds with complex features largely relies upon time-consuming manual work of skilled workers and, as a result of the dimi... Read More about Towards collaborative robotic polishing of mould and die sets.

Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chong, J., Matthews, J., Jafari, A., & Appolinaire, E. (2018, June). Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging. Paper presented at 2018 The 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, System and Control Engineering (ICMSC 2018), Moscow, Russia

This paper focuses on the design of an anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model, which is derived from medical imaging. The investigation extracted the knee profiles from MRI scans to develop a 3D model of the knee, including... Read More about Design of anatomy-based 3D patient-specific knee replacement implant model from medical imaging.

G-codes and free-form motions (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Cross, B., Cripps, R., Matthews, J., & Mullineux, G. (2018, May). G-codes and free-form motions. Paper presented at TMCE Symposia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

The usual route from computer aided design to manufacture is firstly to use computer aided manufacturing software to obtain suitable paths for the cutter of the required machine tool. This path needs to be transferred to the controller of the machine... Read More about G-codes and free-form motions.

Improving engineering information retrieval by combining TD-IDF and product structure classification (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Jones, D., Matthews, J., Xie, Y., Gospill, J., Dotter, M., Chanchevrier, N., & Hicks, B. (2017). Improving engineering information retrieval by combining TD-IDF and product structure classification. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED17) (6-41)

Engineering Information Management (EIM) and Information Retrieval (IR) systems are central to the day to day running of large engineering organisations. The capture, interrogation, retrieval and presentation of information from design to disposal is... Read More about Improving engineering information retrieval by combining TD-IDF and product structure classification.

Modelling and assessment of repairs conducted on composite materials (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ezimokhai, A., Chong, A., & Matthews, J. (2015, September). Modelling and assessment of repairs conducted on composite materials. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science (ICECS), Milan, Italy

Over the last few decades there has been an increased adoption of composite materials into engineering systems. This mainly to reduce weight, resulting in lowered energy and fuel consumption. At present, unlike its metallic counterparts, composites m... Read More about Modelling and assessment of repairs conducted on composite materials.

Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements (2015)
Journal Article
Bukner, S., Dialami, F., Ding, L., & Matthews, J. (2015). Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJMO.2015.V5.441

A potential technique to reduce the energy required to actuate moving parts in a machine is to reduce their mass. This paper presents initial research attempting to answer this question for robotic arm application using a biologically inspired approa... Read More about Bio-inspired design to support reduced energy consumption via the ‘light weighting’ of machine system elements.

Environmental auditing of a packaging system for redesign: A case study exploration (2014)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Parr, C., Araoye, O., & McManus, M. (2014). Environmental auditing of a packaging system for redesign: A case study exploration. https://doi.org/10.7763/JOCET.2014.V2.138

Within the United Kingdom a significant portion of the energy consumed each year is done so through industry. It is therefore desirable to take measures that reduce this consumption. A process common to all manufacturing sectors is that of packaging,... Read More about Environmental auditing of a packaging system for redesign: A case study exploration.

CFD simulation and analysis of gas to water two phase closed thermosyphon based heat exchanger (2014)
Book Chapter
Ramos, J., Chong, A., Tan, C. K., Matthews, J., Boocock, M., & Jouhara, H. (2014). CFD simulation and analysis of gas to water two phase closed thermosyphon based heat exchanger. In C. A. Brebbia, & B. Sundén (Eds.), Heat Transfer XIII: Simulation and Experiments in Heat and Mass Transfer (217-228). Coruna, Spain: WIT Press

Wickless heat pipes are devices with high reliability and heat transfer potential per unit area. Owed to that fact, their application range has been widened in the past 20 years. In the process industry, they are usually coupled to waste heat recover... Read More about CFD simulation and analysis of gas to water two phase closed thermosyphon based heat exchanger.

An empirical investigation into the influence of sealing crimp geometry and process settings on the seal integrity of traditional and biopolymer packaging materials (2013)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Hicks, B., Mullineux, G., Leslie, J., Burke, A., Goodwin, J., …Campbell, A. (2013). An empirical investigation into the influence of sealing crimp geometry and process settings on the seal integrity of traditional and biopolymer packaging materials. Packaging Technology and Science, 26(6), 355-371. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.1991

This article presents the results of investigations to determine how process settings and crimp geometry affect the seal strength and integrity of traditional polyolefin and biopolymer flexible packaging materials. The results show agreement with pre... Read More about An empirical investigation into the influence of sealing crimp geometry and process settings on the seal integrity of traditional and biopolymer packaging materials.

Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 1 - A methodology for audit, investigation, and improvement (2012)
Journal Article
Hicks, B., & Matthews, J. (2012). Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 1 - A methodology for audit, investigation, and improvement. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 226(1), 12-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954408911400008

In striving to become world class, manufacturing organizations employ an array of tools and methods to support improvement programmes to increase quality, efficiency, flexibility, and ultimately reduce unit cost and increase capability. However, many... Read More about Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 1 - A methodology for audit, investigation, and improvement.

Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 2 - An industrial case study (2012)
Journal Article
Hicks, B. J., & Matthews, J. (2012). Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 2 - An industrial case study. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 226(1), 29-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954408911400009

In striving to become world-class, manufacturing organizations employ an array of tools and methods to support improvement programmes to increase quality, efficiency, flexibility, and ultimately reduce unit cost and increase capability. However, many... Read More about Realizing sustainable process improvement through an understanding of machine-material interaction: Part 2 - An industrial case study.

Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process (2011)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Hicks, B., Mullineux, G., Goodwin, J., & Burke, A. (2011). Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process. Packaging Technology and Science, 24(8), 435-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.949

Vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machines are widely used to form bags for packaging products such as confectionary and snack food. One critical component of the machine is the forming shoulder, which needs to manipulate, without damage, the packaging... Read More about Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process.

Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge (2011)
Journal Article
Ding, L., Matthews, J., & Mullineux, G. (2011). Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge. International Journal of Product Development, 15(1-3), 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPD.2011.043665

Product development can be considered as the evolutionary and iterative process of recognition, formulation and satisfaction of constraints. These become the rationale driving the design to the final specifications, with the evolution of constraints... Read More about Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge.

The implementation of a direct search approach for the resolution of complex and changing rule-based problems (2011)
Journal Article
Medland, A. J., & Matthews, J. (2011). The implementation of a direct search approach for the resolution of complex and changing rule-based problems. Engineering with Computers, 27(2), 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-009-0148-z

During the evolution of constraint modeling approaches, they have increased in their ability to resolve more and more complex problems. They all rely upon their ability to define the design problem by a set of constraint rules, which are true when th... Read More about The implementation of a direct search approach for the resolution of complex and changing rule-based problems.

Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing (2011)
Book Chapter
Owen, G. W., Matthews, J., McIntosh, R. I., & Culley, C. J. (2011). Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing. In F. Fogliatto, & G. da Silveira (Eds.), Mass Customization –Engineering and Managing Global Operations (247-273). UK: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-489-0_12

A highly flexible manufacturing capability is central to the paradigm of mass customisation. In turn the role of rapid, high quality changeovers is crucial to this capability, whereby production can be switched with minimal penalty across a full (and... Read More about Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing.

Using constraints at the conceptual stage of the design of carton erection (2010)
Journal Article
Mullineux, G., Feldman, J., & Matthews, J. (2010). Using constraints at the conceptual stage of the design of carton erection. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 45(12), 1897-1908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2010.08.001

Cartons are a common way to package many consumer goods. If new designs are used it is necessary to simulate their erection to ensure that this works correctly, particularly at high speed. In this paper, constraint-based techniques are used to model... Read More about Using constraints at the conceptual stage of the design of carton erection.

The barriers to realising sustainable process improvement: A root cause analysis of paradigms for manufacturing systems improvement (2010)
Journal Article
Hicks, B., & Matthews, J. (2010). The barriers to realising sustainable process improvement: A root cause analysis of paradigms for manufacturing systems improvement. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 23(7), 585-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2010.485754

To become world-class, manufacturing organisations employ an array of tools and methods to realise process improvement. However, many of these fail to meet expectations and/or bring about new less well understood problems. Hence, prior to developing... Read More about The barriers to realising sustainable process improvement: A root cause analysis of paradigms for manufacturing systems improvement.

Constraint-based simulation of carton folding operations (2010)
Journal Article
Mullineux, G., & Matthews, J. (2010). Constraint-based simulation of carton folding operations. Computer-Aided Design, 42(3), 257-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2009.12.003

Cartons are a common means for packaging a variety of items. These are usually "erected" by dedicated machines which fold the carton into shape from a flat net. When there is a need to use new forms of cartons, dedicated machinery may not be appropri... Read More about Constraint-based simulation of carton folding operations.

Late customisation: Issues of mass customisation in the food industry (2010)
Journal Article
McIntosh, R. I., Matthews, J., Mullineux, G., & Medland, A. J. (2010). Late customisation: Issues of mass customisation in the food industry. International Journal of Production Research, 48(6), 1557-1574. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540802577938

The strategy of mass customisation is being increasingly adopted as companies seek to exploit market trends for greater product variety and individualisation. The implications of changing to mass customisation practice are considerable, where traditi... Read More about Late customisation: Issues of mass customisation in the food industry.

A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture (2009)
Journal Article
Ding, L., & Matthews, J. (2009). A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 57(4), 1457-1471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2009.01.006

In recent years, collaborative research between academia and industry has intensified in finding a successful approach to take the information from a computer generated drawings of products such as casting dies, and produce optimal manufacturing proc... Read More about A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture.

An information support approach for machine design & building companies (2009)
Journal Article
Ding, L., Matthews, J., McMahon, C. A., & Mullineux, G. (2009). An information support approach for machine design & building companies. Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, 17(2), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/1063293X09105325

The recording of information regarding machine function, performance, and failure, which is generated during the machine development, commissioning, and service is vital to an organization. Previous research has shown this information is often poorly... Read More about An information support approach for machine design & building companies.

A constraint-net approach to the resolution of conflicts in a product with multi-technology requirements (2009)
Journal Article
Medland, A. J., Matthews, J., & Mullineux, G. (2009). A constraint-net approach to the resolution of conflicts in a product with multi-technology requirements. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(3), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/09511920802372286

While many procedures exist to support the systematic development of a product, it is often difficult to create an environment in which the early stages of the design are resolved. This can particularly happen when the product design is based upon a... Read More about A constraint-net approach to the resolution of conflicts in a product with multi-technology requirements.

Case study: Constraint-based improvement of an overwrapping machine (2009)
Journal Article
Neale, G., Mullineux, G., Matthews, J., & Medland, T. (2009). Case study: Constraint-based improvement of an overwrapping machine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 223(2), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM1189

The paper presents the successful application of a constraint-based modelling to improve the performance of an overwrapping packaging machine. The constraint-based modelling was employed to manipulate the geometry of the individual components and the... Read More about Case study: Constraint-based improvement of an overwrapping machine.

Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations (2009)
Journal Article
Ding, L., Ball, A., Matthews, J., McMahon, C., & Patel, M. (2009). Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(11), 1037-1053. https://doi.org/10.1080/09511920802527616

Companies operating in today's global economy are increasingly expected to manage the entire lifecycle of their products, and are finding advantage in a distributed, collaborative working style. However, existing three-dimensional computer-aided desi... Read More about Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations.

A modelling approach for dedicated machinery to support the effects of mass customisation (2009)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Singh, B., Delandes, A., Mullineux, G., & Medland, A. J. (2009). A modelling approach for dedicated machinery to support the effects of mass customisation. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(11), 1000-1011. https://doi.org/10.1080/09511920802527608

In recent years the strategy of mass customisation has become being increasingly adopted as manufacturers seek to exploit market trends for greater product variety and individualisation. The implications of changing to mass customisation practice are... Read More about A modelling approach for dedicated machinery to support the effects of mass customisation.

Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling (2008)
Journal Article
Medland, A. J., Mullineux, G., Matthews, J., & Singh, B. (2008). Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 222(9), 1161-1170. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM1135

The design practices used within small special purpose machine design companies often mean that they produce machines that are tailored for the specific requirements of a customer. This can lead to an unnecessarily large family of machines, supported... Read More about Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling.

A constraint-based approach for assessing the capabilities of existing designs to handle product variation (2008)
Thesis
Matthews, J. A constraint-based approach for assessing the capabilities of existing designs to handle product variation. (Thesis). University of Bath. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012956

All production machinery is designed with an inherent capability to handle slight variations in product. This is initially achieved by simply providing adjustments to allow, for example, changes that occur in pack sizes to be accommodated, through us... Read More about A constraint-based approach for assessing the capabilities of existing designs to handle product variation.

Towards an integrated CADCAM process for the production of forming shoulders with exact geometry (2007)
Journal Article
Hicks, B., Mullineux, G., Matthews, J., & Medland, T. (2007). Towards an integrated CADCAM process for the production of forming shoulders with exact geometry. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 221(10), 1521-1531. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM896

This paper considers the application of advanced CADCAM techniques for the production of the complex machine tooling used in packaging fast-moving consumer goods. In particular, the paper discusses the practical considerations and design issues that... Read More about Towards an integrated CADCAM process for the production of forming shoulders with exact geometry.

Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment (2006)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Singh, B., Mullineux, G., & Medland, T. (2006). Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 51(4), 809-820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2006.09.003

Over the last decade the UK food processing industry has become increasing competitive. This leads the sector to maintain high numbers of product variations. Although some of these products are stable over long periods, others are short lived or seas... Read More about Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment.

A constraint-based modelling approach, to assess the capability of food processing equipment to handle product variation (2006)
Book Chapter
Matthews, J., Singh, B., Medland, A. J., & Mullineux, G. (2006). A constraint-based modelling approach, to assess the capability of food processing equipment to handle product variation. In R. Rohatyski, & P. Polednik (Eds.), Design methods for practice (95-104). Zielona Gora, Poland: Design Society

For design and development engineers, difficulties arise ensuring that existing manufacturing equipment has the potential to handle both large product variation and complexity of process. The food processing industry maintains the highest number of p... Read More about A constraint-based modelling approach, to assess the capability of food processing equipment to handle product variation.

Constraint modelling as a means for understanding the limitations of a design and its performance (2006)
Book Chapter
Matthews, J., Singh, B., Medland, A. J., Mullineux, G., & Hicks, B. (2006). Constraint modelling as a means for understanding the limitations of a design and its performance. In S. Tichkiewitch, & M. Tollenaere (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering, IDMME 2006. AIP-PRIMECA

When new design tasks are undertaken, knowledge of the design area is often ill-understood and the appropriate design rules are unclear. What are more apparent are the constraints which place limits upon the allowable forms of feasible design. This p... Read More about Constraint modelling as a means for understanding the limitations of a design and its performance.

Embedding general constraint resolution into a CAD system
Conference Proceeding
Singh, B., Matthews, J., Mullineux, G., & Medland, A. J. (2006). Embedding general constraint resolution into a CAD system. In D. Marjanovic (Ed.), In DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Computer aided design (CAD) has facilitated designer's task by automating many of the activities involved in a conventional design process. This can be further augmented by use of constraints in CAD systems. However there is still need for incorporat... Read More about Embedding general constraint resolution into a CAD system.