Report Card as of April 22, 1997

Below is a list of work accomplished up to the previous month on various research endeavor:

MATIC and NECTEC Cooperation
PDM Browser ("Cyberview")

MATIC and NECTEC Cooperation

Goals: cooperation on Automative Industry and Electronics Industry via WG1 and WG2, respectively

Issues

WG1 Pilot Run of On-line Assembly Manual System

WG2 Proposal on system architecture, namely, JAVA client, Facilitator/Agent, local database and search engine connectivity, search robot and intexing, vendor site CGI, HTML builder, and Dictionary.

Progress

WG1 The experimental demonstration on Assembly Manual is somewhat behind schedule due to various glitches such as operational problems, software bugs, etc. Appropriate actions have been rendered to rectify the glitches. Cooperation between Toyota Motor Corporation, NECTEC, and Toyota Motor Thailand proceeds smoothly. Plans for second experiment is under way to incorporate Web technology into the system.

WG2 Discussions on proposed system architecture have been held a few times among member countries. The latest meeting on March 18-20, 1997 concluded the need for standardization of system architectural configuration and cooperation of various components such as agents, search robot, etc.

Project Plan

CAD plug-in browsing and simulation 2 years (in progress)
System Requirements for Second Experimental System 3 months (planning)

Problems and Difficulties

lack of equipment and tools support
lack of agreed upon framework and technical specifications
high workload on data acquisition, compilation, and organization
integration assessment and evaluation criteria
manpower shortage and turnover

PDM Browser

New Browser capabilities of standard drawing format preview, namely, DXF and VRML are almost completed. A trial PDM system has been installed for evaluation purpose. Plans for integrating the Browser to PDM for product/parts preview are under investigation.

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Last update: April 22, 1997

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center

Issues
WG1	Pilot Run of On-line Assembly Manual System
WG2	Proposal on system architecture, namely, JAVA client, Facilitator/Agent, local database and search engine connectivity, search robot and intexing, vendor site CGI, HTML builder, and Dictionary.

Progress
WG1	The experimental demonstration on Assembly Manual is somewhat behind schedule due to various glitches such as operational problems, software bugs, etc. Appropriate actions have been rendered to rectify the glitches. Cooperation between Toyota Motor Corporation, NECTEC, and Toyota Motor Thailand proceeds smoothly. Plans for second experiment is under way to incorporate Web technology into the system.
WG2	Discussions on proposed system architecture have been held a few times among member countries. The latest meeting on March 18-20, 1997 concluded the need for standardization of system architectural configuration and cooperation of various components such as agents, search robot, etc.

CAD plug-in browsing and simulation	2 years	(in progress)
System Requirements for Second Experimental System	3 months	(planning)