Formulation of a generic framework for integrated product and process development. - Pingtao Yan; Mengchu Zhou; Donald Sebastian (SMC, 1998)

Modeling and control of workstation level information flow in FMS using modified Petri nets. - Pingtao Yan; Mengchu Zhou; Baosheng Hu; Zuren Feng (J. Intell. Manuf., 1999)

A Life Cycle Engineering Approach to FMS Development. - Pingtao Yan; MengChu Zhou; Reggie J. Caudill (ICRA, 2000)

A life cycle engineering approach to development of flexible manufacturing systems. - Pingtao Yan; MengChu Zhou (IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 2003)