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GEOMETRY APPLICATION EVOLUTION - FROM RESEARCH TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OVER TWO DECADES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Freddy Fuxin  and
Stefan Edlund
Freddy Fuxin*
Affiliation:
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
Stefan Edlund
Affiliation:
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
*
Fuxin, Freddy, Volvo Group Trucks Technology, CAST - Vehicle performance and analytics, Sweden, freddy.fuxin@volvo.com

Abstract

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Digitalisation is making significant inroads into society at the same time as the general commercial trend is to able to personalise the product one acquires. The field of digital product representation, and the techniques for adopting a particular product in accordance with the customer's expectations, have become very important corporate assets. From a company's perspective these assets can be leveraged both for internal efficiency and also for different types of external customer interactions. In this article, the standpoint is that product geometry forms the foundation for digital product representation. It is from this perspective that the geometrical ecosystem comes into focus. Geometry creation and geometry consumption, in combination with geometrical configuration management, are high-value areas that must be mastered. A research-based 20-year industrial perspective building up such capabilities serves as an example. The article concludes with a forward-looking perspective on potential areas for continued exploration on this journey.

Keywords

Computer Aided Design (CAD)Concurrent Engineering (CE)VisualisationIntegrated product development
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 1667 - 1676
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