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A Fine-grain and Feature-oriented Product Database for Collaborative Engineering

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Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications

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    Y. -S. Ma, S. -H. Tang & G. Chen

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK

    W. D. Li PhD (Senior Lecturer) & Chris McMahon (Professor) (Senior Lecturer) &  (Professor)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117576, Singapore

    S. K. Ong PhD (Associate Professor) & Andrew Y. C. Nee PhD (DEng, Professor) (Associate Professor) &  (DEng, Professor)

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Ma, Y.S., Tang, S.H., Chen, G. (2007). A Fine-grain and Feature-oriented Product Database for Collaborative Engineering. In: Li, W.D., McMahon, C., Ong, S.K., Nee, A.Y.C. (eds) Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-802-9_6

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