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Task-Based Conceptual Design of a Novel Product
A novel task-based conceptual design method introduced around a decade ago has been presented from its most characteristic points including the general idea, usage and modification of previous art, usage and modification of independent sets of functional and mechanical means for implementation of those functions, creation of intermediate mechanical-functional sets supporting the development of new structures like models, visualization of the design process, and so on. The current paper aims to reveal a non-computerized graphically visualized set of actions covering all the above-mentioned major steps of the suggested methodology. The success of synthesizing action greatly depends on the method of creation submechanisms or virtual mechanisms, which are making possible visualization and consideration intermediate structures helping to identify and implement a necessary function. The method of creating of such subcategories and application of elementary movements or set of links for explaining or satisfying demanded set of functions could be considered the main methodical novelty and strength of proposed conceptual design method. Two examples are included: the first reinvention of a known toolâLocking Pliers from database and second synthesis of a novel hand toolâAdjustable Nut Wrench
A graphical user interface for the Fastcomp software
FastComp is a computational tool used in mechanical engineering for the determination of the forces that a composite bolted joint subjected to multiaxial loads supports until fracture occurs. The main intention of the present work was the development of a graphical user interface (GUI) for the referred software that allows its parameterization and the visualization of its results.Using VTK, a computational library for graphical objects, visualization and image processing; C#, an object-oriented programming language; and the design principles of a good human/computer interaction, a graphical interface was developed as an efficient and effective means of interaction with the FastComp software
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Advanced engineering environment collaboration project.
The Advanced Engineering Environment (AEE) is a model for an engineering design and communications system that will enhance project collaboration throughout the nuclear weapons complex (NWC). Sandia National Laboratories and Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) worked together on a prototype project to evaluate the suitability of a portion of PTC's Windchill 9.0 suite of data management, design and collaboration tools as the basis for an AEE. The AEE project team implemented Windchill 9.0 development servers in both classified and unclassified domains and used them to test and evaluate the Windchill tool suite relative to the needs of the NWC using weapons project use cases. A primary deliverable was the development of a new real time collaborative desktop design and engineering process using PDMLink (data management tool), Pro/Engineer (mechanical computer aided design tool) and ProductView Lite (visualization tool). Additional project activities included evaluations of PTC's electrical computer aided design, visualization, and engineering calculations applications. This report documents the AEE project work to share information and lessons learned with other NWC sites. It also provides PTC with recommendations for improving their products for NWC applications
Computational medical imaging for total knee arthroplasty using visualitzation toolkit
This project is presented as a Master Thesis in the field of Civil Engineering, Biomedical specialization. As the
project of an Erasmus exchange student, this thesis has been under supervision both the Universite Livre de
Bruxelles and the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. The purpose of this thesis to put in practice all the
knowledges acquired during this Master in Industrial Engineering in UPC and to be a support for medical staff
in total knee arthoplasty procedures.
Prof. Emmanuel Thienpont has been working for years as orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital Sant Luc,
Brussels. His years of work and research have been mainly focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty or TKA. During
one of the most important steps of this procedure, the orthopaedic surgeon has to cut the head of the femur
following two perpendicular cutting planes. Nevertheless, the orientation of these planes are directly dependant
of the femur constitution.
This Master Thesis has been conceived in order to offer the surgeon a tool to determine the proper direction
planes in a previous step before the surgical procedure. This project pretends to give the surgeon an openfree
computational platform to access to patient geometrical and physiological information before involving the
subject in any invasive procedure
The 3D nature of a real un-dismantled electrical contact interface
AbstractA 3D contact analysis and modeling suite of tools are developed and introduced in this work. The â3D Contact Mapâ of an electrical contact interface is presented demonstrating the 3D nature of the contact. It gives information on where the electrical contact spots in a 3D surface profile are located. An X-ray Computer Tomography (CT) technique is used to collect the 3D data to a resolution of around 5ÎŒm of a real un-dismantled contact interface for analysis. Previous work by Lalechos and Swingler presented â2D Contact Mapâ on a 2D contact profile from collected 3D data to a resolution of around 8ÎŒm. The main advantages of both 3D and 2D mapping techniques focus on the fact that they are non-destructive and there is no need to dismantle the component of interest. This current work focuses on the 3D mapping technique showing its advantages over the 2D mapping technique. For test purposes, a 16A rated AC single pole switch is scanned after two different current loading tests (0A and 16A). A comparison for the total mechanical area of contact, the number of contact spots and the total contact resistance is conducted using both the 2D and 3D mapping techniques to a resolution of around 5ÎŒm
Development of a Collaborative Design Tool for Structural Analysis in an Immersive Virtual Environment
This paper contains the results of an on-going collaborative research effort by the departments of Architecture and Computer Science of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S.A., to develop a computer visualization application for the structural analysis of building structures. The VIRTUAL-SAP computer program is being developed by linking PC-SAP4 (Structural Analysis Program), and virtual environment software developed using the SVE (Simple Virtual Environment) library. VIRTUAL-SAP is intended for use as a collaborative design tool to facilitate the interaction between the architect, engineer, and contractor by providing an environment that they can walk-through and observe the consequences of design alterations. Therefore, this software can be used as an interactive computer-aided analysis of building systems
Development of a Novel MultiBody Mechatronic Model for Five-Axis CNC Machine Tool
The paper presents the development of a mechatronic hybrid model for Geiss five-axis CNC machine tool using MultiBody-System (MBS) approach. The motion control systems comprising electrical and mechanical elements are analyzed and modeled. The 3D assembly of the machine tool is built in SolidWorks and exported into SimMechanics which interfaces seamlessly with SimPowerSystems, SimDriveline, and Simulink packages. CNC machine tools are mechatronic systems incorporating non-linearities so the proposed multibody mechatronic model (which considers the coupling of elastic mechanical structures with the control systems) represents accurately the dynamic behaviour of the actual machine by using only one simulation environment
Unproceedings of the Fourth .Astronomy Conference (.Astronomy 4), Heidelberg, Germany, July 9-11 2012
The goal of the .Astronomy conference series is to bring together
astronomers, educators, developers and others interested in using the Internet
as a medium for astronomy. Attendance at the event is limited to approximately
50 participants, and days are split into mornings of scheduled talks, followed
by 'unconference' afternoons, where sessions are defined by participants during
the course of the event. Participants in unconference sessions are discouraged
from formal presentations, with discussion, workshop-style formats or informal
practical tutorials encouraged. The conference also designates one day as a
'hack day', in which attendees collaborate in groups on day-long projects for
presentation the following morning. These hacks are often a way of
concentrating effort, learning new skills, and exploring ideas in a practical
fashion. The emphasis on informal, focused interaction makes recording
proceedings more difficult than for a normal meeting. While the first
.Astronomy conference is preserved formally in a book, more recent iterations
are not documented. We therefore, in the spirit of .Astronomy, report
'unproceedings' from .Astronomy 4, which was held in Heidelberg in July 2012.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure, .Astronomy 4, #dotastr
CAD/CAM, CNC TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING, SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER TRAINING I.
In the last decades the spectacular results of each
developmental stages of
computer-aided design, were considered as great magic of
computer use.
Professionals were shocked by the impressive building of
engineer works and
their more and more realistic appearance. It was hard to believe
and for many
people it still is that this technology becomes indispensable in
everyday
engineering work. By now, in front-rank product development, it
is impossible to
do a competitive designer work without applying the most up-to-
date design
technology. This all leads to the fact that an engineer student
of our days, in his
design practice, is definitely going to work with the
momentarily most up-to-date
technology, which will be out-of-date in a couple of years. |
A szĂĄmĂtĂłgĂ©pek alkalmazĂĄsĂĄnak nagy varĂĄzslatai közĂ© szĂĄmĂtott az
elmĂșlt
Ă©vtizedekben a szĂĄmĂtĂłgĂ©pen vĂ©gzett tervezĂ©s egy-egy fejlıdĂ©si
szakaszĂĄnak
låtvånyos eredménye. Szakembereket is meghökkentett a mérnöki
alkotĂĄsok
lĂĄtvĂĄnyos Ă©pĂtĂ©se Ă©s mind valĂłsĂĄghĆbb megjelenĂtĂ©se. Nehezen
hitték, sıt sokan
ma is nehezen hiszik azt, hogy a mérnöki munka mindennapjaiban
is
nĂ©lkĂŒlözhetetlennĂ© vĂĄlik ez a technika. MĂĄra az Ă©lvonalbeli
termékfejlesztésben a
mindenkori legjobb tervezĂ©si technika igĂ©nybevĂ©tele nĂ©lkĂŒl
képtelenség
versenyképes tervezımunkåt végezni. Ennek következtében napjaink
mérnökhallgatója tervezıi gyakorlatåban minden bizonnyal a ma
legkorszerĆbbnek szĂĄmĂtĂł, de nĂ©hĂĄny Ă©v alatt elavulĂł mĂłdszert
levĂĄltĂł
technikĂĄval fog dolgozni.
Keywords/kulcsszavak: computer aided design, CAD1/CAM2, CNC3 ~
szĂĄmĂtĂłgĂ©pes tervezĂ©s, CAD/CAM, CN
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