The need for companies to improve their competitiveness may lead to innovation and the
reconceptualization of traditional products and processes, with companies making an effort …

This chapter discusses about the methods, tools and issues related to the practise of Virtual
Prototyping used in the product development process. Virtual Prototyping is becoming more …

In the domain of industrial product development, products have been traditionally
communicated to final users by means of technical drawings, sketches and physical …

This paper presents a versatile virtual prototyping (VP) system for digital fabrication of multi-
material prototypes to facilitate rapid product development. The VP system comprises a suite …

Customized product development is facing the challenges of maintaining mass producibility
and exploring customer perception on target products. This paper reports an approach by …

One major challenge of mass customization is how to meet two seemingly conflicting goals,
namely satisfying individual customers' needs while keeping mass production efficiency. In …

This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contri-tions presented
during the Advanced Summer Institute on “Product Engine-ing: Tools and Methods based on …

A virtual prototype is a major interim step towards the creation of a virtual environment. This
book explores the simulation, interaction, concepts and tools of virtual prototypes and …

The paper will show and discuss the impacts and opportunities of a Virtual Prototyping
Environment. The ability to rapidly prototype a proposed design in a Virtual Environment is …

The current marketplace had demanded that companies reduce the time and cost involved
in taking a mechanical system from conceptualization to production. Software for computer …