A CGI-based approach for remotely executing a large program for integration of design and manufacture over the Internet

Abstract

This paper proposes an Internet-based system for geographically dispersed teams to collaborate over the Internet for the purpose of integration in design and manufacture. As one of the key issues of the system, a CGI (common gateway interface)-based multi-user method has been developed to remotely execute a large-size software package via the Internet. Agear optimization software package has been chosen as the application area. The package implements genetic algorithms to search the best solution for gear design. The objective is to implement this in the Internet and to collaborate between different locations. The package is located and run on the host server; after the completion of the program, the results are sent back to the client. To accomplish this, a combination of CGI, HTML, JavaScript, Java, multi-user environment and Internet security techniques has been utilized.