scholarly journals Reverse Engineered Design Automation: Applying Knowledge Based Engineering Techniques to a Case of Automotive Fixtures Design Configuration

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1583-1592
Author(s):  
Christian Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Design Automation ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Automotive Body ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Expected Outcome ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
Body Components ◽  
Aided Design

AbstractIn the production of automotive body components, fixtures are an important part of the ongoing work on geometrical assurance. The fixture is uniquely defined for each component, and the design and configuration of these are time-consuming and takes a lot of effort. The objective with this paper is to explore the use of a design automation approach and application to semi-automate the configuration process of the fixture product. The paper presents an approach to automate the configuration of the fixtures in a flexible way, by reverse engineering the configuration of the fixture product from a generic blueprint that represents the expected outcome of the process, using a knowledge-based engineering approach applied to a computer aided design (CAD) environment. A reverse-engineered design automation toolbox for a CAD-software is developed. The toolbox is developed to lead a user through the configuration process, in the way that the experts want it done, end-to-end, making use of some unconventional solutions from a design automation perspective.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED ENGINEERING FOR TEACHING DESIGN KNOWLEDGE TO DESIGN STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1795-1804
Author(s):  
S. Plappert ◽  
L. Hoppe ◽  
P. C. Gembarski ◽  
R. Lachmayer
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
Engineering System ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
Aided Design

AbstractFor an optimal preparation of mechanical engineering students for their future work life, the use of problem-based methods in design teaching is investigated. Therefore an intelligent tutoring system for computer aided design education will be developed, which can automatically evaluate computer aided design models of design students. A knowledge-based engineering system will be used to assistance the design students in the execution of design tasks. Using a practice-oriented example, the application and the advantages for teaching will be verified and discussed.

Computer-Aided Form Generation for Product Design

2010 ◽  
Vol 97-101 ◽  
pp. 3785-3788
Author(s):  
Hung Cheng Tsai ◽  
Tien Li Chen ◽  
Hung Jung Tsai ◽  
Fei Kung Hung
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Product Form ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Blending Method ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Form Design ◽  
Product Form Design ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Product Forms

The product form design activities involve a high degree of uncertainty and complexity and are therefore not easily formulated, coded and regularized. Consequently, very few of the computer-aided design approaches presented in the literature can support the conceptual form design tasks typically performed at the preliminary stages of a product’s development cycle. To enable designers to perform their design activities more objectively and efficiently, this paper combines the principles of fuzzy set theory, the shape-blending method and genetic algorithms to generate a knowledge-based approach for product form design based upon a database describing the relationships between different product forms and their corresponding perceptual image evaluations.

Knowledge-Based Computer-Aided Design System for Ingot Casting Processes

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Viswanath ◽  
Yogesh Jaluria
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Ingot Casting ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design

Abstract Thermal manufacturing processes are typically those in which a material is subjected to a temporal thermal cycle like casting, extrusion and heat treatment of metals and plastics. The complexity of the design process for all these systems stems from the need to simulate complicated heat transfer, fluid flow and phase change phenomena and couple the results with the design rules and knowledge available on the manufacturing processes to obtain satisfactory designs. In this regard, the ability of expert systems to use heuristic reasoning has proved to be a powerful tool in the computer-aided-design of thermal manufacturing systems. In this paper, the salient features of a knowledge-based system developed for the design of ingot casting process has been outlined. A Prolog based decision making front-end is interfaced with a Fortran based computational engine for rapid design. The results from the heat transfer analysis obtained from the computational module, are coupled to the evaluation module, which checks for satisfaction of the design criteria and violation of the design constraints. The decision making module uses a set of design rules to manipulate the variables until the design specifications are satisfied. Modularity and flexibility are maintained using an object-oriented format. Several interesting design acceleration features like learning from simple mathematical models and design extraction from previous designs are illustrated. The main features of this knowledge-based tool and the savings in time resulting from using these special features are discussed in detail.

A knowledge-based system for computer-aided architectural design for energy savings and thermal comfort

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Pau ◽  
S. Skafte Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Predicate Logic ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Design System ◽  
Knowledge Based System ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design

This paper describes EKSPRO, a knowledge-based system integrating a 3-D computer-aided design system for materials, heating, ventilation, lighting equipment, building codes and occupational health regulations, and design guidelines user-defined by architects and engineers. The system features an object-oriented predicate logic knowledge representation, and interfaces with calculation packages (CAD, thermal balance, illumination, daylight).

Interval mathematics for knowledge-based computer aided design in magnetics

1990 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.S. Brett ◽  
C.M. Saldanha ◽  
D.A. Lowther
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Interval Mathematics ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design
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