Integrated Design of Shape and Function in Mechatronic Systems

1995 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Eberhard Kallenbach ◽  
Klaus König ◽  
Eugen Saffert ◽  
Christoph Schäffel ◽  
Mathias Eccarius
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
And Function

An Integrated Approach to Design Mechatronic Systems: Cross-Disciplinary Constraint Modeling

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenway Chen ◽  
Jitesh Panchal ◽  
Dirk Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Robot Arm ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Constraint Modeling ◽  
Automated Feedback ◽  
To Receive

Mechatronic systems encompass a wide range of disciplines and hence are collaborative in nature. Currently the collaborative development of mechatronic systems is inefficient and error-prone because contemporary design environments do not allow sufficient information flow of design and manufacturing data across the electrical and mechanical domains. Mechatronic systems need to be designed in an integrated fashion allowing designers from both electrical and mechanical engineering domains to receive automated feedback regarding design modifications throughout the design process. Integrated design of mechatronic products can be realized through the integration of mechanical and electrical CAD systems. One approach to achieve this type of integration is through the propagation of constraints. Cross-disciplinary constraints between mechanical and electrical design domains can be classified, represented, modeled, and bi-directionally propagated in order to provide automated feedback to designers of both engineering domains. In this paper, the authors focus on constraint classification and constraint modeling and provide a case study example using a robot arm. The constraint modeling approach presented in this paper represents a blueprint for the actual implementation.

scholarly journals Integrated design of mechatronic systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève Dauphin-Tanguy ◽  
Hichem Arioui ◽  
Rochdi Merzouki ◽  
Hadj Ahmed Abbassi
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

Applying Knowledge-Based Engineering to Control Software Generation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Foeken ◽  
Andre´s A. Alvarez Cabrera ◽  
Mark Voskuijl ◽  
Michel van Tooren
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Domain Modeling ◽  
Control Software ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Virtual Product

The development of control software for mechatronic systems requires data and information from all design domains in order to create the required integrated functionality. This paper proposes a method that combines function modeling and multi-domain modeling primitives to generate control software. Provided a function model based on the Function-Behavior-State modeling paradigm and performance requirements, a knowledge-based engineering application instantiates a virtual product model and control software for a target platform. Object-oriented modeling techniques provide for the development of primitive libraries, which represent both hardware and software components, while integrated design rules ensure that components are correctly placed and connected. Requirements are translated to software specific parameters. A case study of a mobile robot shows that for specific applications both target and simulation control software code can be generated from the same input, and a generated virtual product model can serve as a simulation model in order to validate functionality.

Computer-Aided Integrated Design for Mechatronic Systems with Varying Dynamics

2008 ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maira M. da Silva ◽  
Olivier Brüls ◽  
Bart Paijmans ◽  
Wim Desmet ◽  
Hendrik Van Brussel
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Computer Aided

Presenting a Multi-Level Superstructure Optimization Approach for Mechatronic System Design

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik C. Pedersen ◽  
Torben O. Andersen ◽  
Michael R. Hansen ◽  
Michael M. Bech
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Mechatronic System ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Basic Set ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Multidisciplinary System

Synergism and integration in the design process is what sets apart a Mechatronic System from a traditional, multidisciplinary system. However the typical design approach has been to divide the design problem into sub problems for each technology area (mechanics, electronics and control) and describe the interface between the technologies, whereas the lack of well-established, systematic engineering methods to form the basic set-off in analysis and design of complete mechatronic systems has been obvious. The focus of the current paper is therefore to present an integrated design approach for mechatronic system design, utilizing a multi-level superstructure optimization based approach. Finally two design examples are presented and the possibilities and limitations of the approach are outlined.

Enhancing integrated design model–based process and engineering tool environment: Towards an integration of functional analysis, operational analysis and knowledge capitalisation into co-engineering practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérald Garcia ◽  
Xavier Roser
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Operational Analysis ◽  
Function Allocation ◽  
Operational Concept ◽  
And Function ◽  
Engineering Practices

This article presents the activities of Thales Alenia Space France in the scope of the continuous improvement of its concurrent engineering practices. It describes an on-going work and proposed solutions to extend the scope of this environment in 0/A/B1 phases with new capabilities to support system engineers work: • Capability to define the operational concept and main operational scenarios; • Capability to perform functional analysis and function allocation trade-off, enabling the distribution of functions between system segments and sub-systems; capability to produce easily accessible synthesis and dashboard to team and other stakeholders, enabling easy sharing of information and models; • Capability to capitalise on equipment data and equipment models. This article will cover both the process aspects and tooling support. It proposes in a first part to justify and describe the proposed evolutions starting from current practices. Then, a second chapter describes the proposed enhancements and finally the last chapter presents the proposed tooling implementation.

The Internet Engineering Design Agent System: iEDA

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark J. Radcliffe ◽  
Jon Sticklen ◽  
Gary J. Gosciak
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Distributed Modeling ◽  
Compositional Modeling ◽  
Communications Network ◽  
Current Implementation ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
And Function

Approaches to engineering design and manufacturing such as integrated design and manufacture and just in time fabrication depend on interaction with and among component supply companies which most often use very diverse technologies. The Internet Engineering Design Agents (iEDA) approach is a distributed, component-based, agent methodology that is realized following a strong black box approach to modeling. An individual Design Agent (DA) is a virtual product capable of encapsulating both descriptive and model based information about the product it represents. Hierarchically recursive agents for sub-systems and/or components are linked via a communications network to form larger integrated model systems. A crucial part of the iEDA architecture is a global ontology of questions; these questions in the ontology are standardized engineering domain queries that form a sufficient set of queries to allow compositional modeling methods; the global query ontology is itself realized as a networked agent. Most importantly, Design Agents interact without divulging the proprietary descriptive information or models contained within component or device represented. The iEDA architecture thus enables both proprietary security and compositional modeling of component parts/systems. The structure and function of the iEDA architecture and its current implementation is discussed. A two dimensional bridge system model is used as an example to illustrate the distributed nature of assemblies and components registered as DA’s on a communications network. iEDA forms a distributed modeling environment that enables communication and coordination required for effective and efficient global collaborative distributed design.

A Framework for Integrated Design of Mechatronic Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 37-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenway Chen ◽  
Jonathan Bankston ◽  
Jitesh H. Panchal ◽  
Dirk Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

Approach for a Data-Managmenet-System and a Proceeding-Model for the Development of Adaptronic Systems

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Nattermann ◽  
Reiner Anderl
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Management System ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
System Model ◽  
Data Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Data Management Systems

Existing proceeding-models for the development of mechatronic systems intend a mostly independent development of single components, like the mechanic structure, the electronics, etc., starting from a combined over-all-model. Following the understanding of adaptronics as an advancement of mechatronics in the LOEWE-Center AdRIA (AdRIA – Adaptronic - Research, Innovation and Application), a clear division of the development is not advisable, because of the high structural integration of adaptronic systems. Because of this, it’s necessary to develop the whole system by using a permanent alignment of values between the single components. This high grade of data transfer and the high number of relations between the components lead to a complexity that can only be handled by the use of a Data-Management-system. An approach for a Data-Management-System for the development of adaptronic systems by the Department of Computer Integrated Design, as part of the LOEWE-Center AdRIA, intends to extend the functionality of existing Product-Data-Management-Systems. The idea is to model the over-all system in the Data-Management-System at first, using the partitioning of the system into the five elements of active structures: excitations, structural components, actuator systems, sensor systems and signal processing. Furthermore the characteristic parameters of single components and the correlations between these parameters are captured. In addition the requirements of the adaptronic systems are captured and deposited in the DataManagement-System (DM-System). An integration-layer is used, to integrate the data and models of the different disciplines to the DM-System and to the generated over-all model, during the development of the adaptronic system. The database of the DM-System contains a standardized over-all-simulation model of the adaptronic system, which uses the same partitioning of the system to the different elements as the overall-system model. The consistent structure of the system-model, simulation-model and integration-layer is used for an automated over-all-simulation of the adaptronic system. Using the automated over-all-simulation changes in the adaptronic-system-behavior can be calculated, when changes in single components become available. Using the deposited requirements, these changes can also be valued. An analysis of existing proceeding-models for the development of mechatronic systems shows, that they are only partly suitable for use in the given approach. Therefore a new proceeding model was developed as an advancement of existing models. The new model shows an equitable solution for the development of adaptronic structures by using Data-Management-Systems.

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