INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT #1 ============================= This project simulates some aspects of "Flexible Manufacturing". The idea is to build a product "on demand". User specifies the reqirements and you build the model. The user may not be satisfied at the first attempt and you need to give them the opportunity to re-enter their reqirements and build the model again. You repeat the process until the customer is satisfied. Procedure: Create several program files which are capable of drawing various components in your facility. These "component program files" should be capable of accepting parameters which will change the dimensions of these objects. Create a "user interface" (web page) which will ask the user for various options. When you "submit" this request, this will invoke either a shell script or a C program which will select the required "component program files", pass the parameters and create an "assembly program file". Run this "assembly Program file" in IDEAS and this will display the object in question. If the user is not satisfied, repeat the process. In your user Interface, it will be reasonable to display various components to enable the user to make choices. To do this you need to create the component in IDEAS and rasterize the image and display it on the web page. You need not build a Computer. This was meant to give you some idea of the complexity of the project. You are encouraged to "build" a model of your choice. Some examples from the past year: Automobile, Robot, Bicycle, etc. Due date: Week of March 06, 2006.