scholarly journals Working Away

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (01) ◽  
pp. 40-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Team Members ◽  
The Road ◽  
Access Information ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Personal Devices

This article discusses the evolving trend of mobile applications and their increasing use by engineers. With the help of mobile applications for smartphone and tablet, engineers are discovering innovative ways to work that don’t have them tied to their desks. Apps allow engineers to bring drawings with them while on the road, to collaborate with other engineers, and to access information on the shop floor or in the field. Due to the very nature of the mobile platform on which they sit, applications can’t be used at every job. Their adoption depends on the type of work, the work environment, and employees’ attitude. If enough employees do have their own personal devices, there are apps that let employers update employees on the shop floor or in the field. Many engineers use mobile applications to collaborate with their design-team members or to show others, like customers or suppliers, how a product will look or will function. Engineers can also share computer-aided design drawings, design work, spec sheets, and the like through the technology.

Introductory remarks

1971 ◽  
Vol 321 (1545) ◽  
pp. 145-146
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Hidden Line ◽  
Multi Access ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Design And Manufacture

From time to time the Royal Society organizes meetings for the discussion of some new development in engineering and applied science. It seemed possible to the organizers of this meeting that it would be profitable to bring together workers in industry and in the universities to discuss some aspect of computer-aided design. As you will see we have chosen the application of computer aids to mechanical engineering design and manufacture. This restriction to mechanical engineering was deliberate, partly because the application of computer aids to mechanical engineering design is somewhat behind similar activities in electrical and civil engineering. Another reason is that the development of such applications has reached a particularly interesting stage, and it is now perhaps appropriate to review progress and to discuss the directions in which future research should proceed. Although some examples of computer-aided design in mechanical engineering can be found from the earliest days of computing, the development really started in the late fifties with early experiments in the use of graphic displays and with the introduction of multi-access computing. Some may date the beginning of the developments which we are going to discuss today, from the work at M. I. T. on automated programmed drawing started in 1958. This has led to a concentration of effort on graphics and computer-aided drafting. Much research has been done on the mathematical description of curves, surfaces and volumes in a form suitable for engineering design. Work has been done on the automatic dimensioning of drawings, hidden line removal, the prob­lems of lofting, etc.

scholarly journals Computer aided production process design work methods

Mechanik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 805-807
Author(s):  
Izabela Rojek
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Aided Design

The article presents the computer aided design methods as applied for arrangement of production processes in the range from the simplest to the most advanced ones. The idea behind the research procedure as conducted by the author was to develop a method, models and expert system that would resemble a human expert in the field. This goal was achieved using neural networks.

scholarly journals The Influence of Collaborative Information Technology Tool Usage on NPD

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Tucker Marion ◽  
Sebastian Fixson
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Deep Dive ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
Technology Tool ◽  
Aided Design

AbstractInformation Technology (IT) and the process of new product development (NPD) have become completely intertwined. From computer-aided-design (CAD) to video conferencing to traditional tools like email, the act of design, iterating and communicating with team members is touched at every point in the process by IT. Over the last ten years, new, collaborative information technology (CIT) has entered into the NPD process to make the activity of communication and team information sharing easier, more frequent, and distributed. What is not known is how these tools are influencing the design process itself. This research uses a longitudinal multi-method, ethnographic approach to deep dive into actual use cases. Our results indicate that CIT can have a substantial impact on NPD, but does not automatically alleviate traditional problems during NPD. We also find that the propagation of tools via new firms startups has developed a single tool per task paradigm, which is counter to the development of complex platforms offered by established firms. These single use tools are easily adopted but also easily discarded by development teams.

scholarly journals Integrating CAD/CAE/CAM in Engineering Curricula: A Project-Based Learning Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Fábio A. O. Fernandes ◽  
Nilo Fuchter Júnior ◽  
Anderson Daleffe ◽  
Daniel Fritzen ◽  
Ricardo J. Alves de Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Technical Success ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Aided Design

Problem-based learning (PBL) approaches are well-accepted and disseminated and have been intensively employed in several engineering programs. This article aims to present a teaching experience in which PBL was applied in one course of a mechanical engineering graduation program. The PBL approach applied is described step-by-step as well as the goals and constraints related to Computer-Aided Design, Engineering and Manufacturing (CAD/CAE/CAM) technologies employed in this particular case. The evaluation process is described, as well as the quantitative results, and also the results obtained from questionnaires answered by the students at the end of the PBL experience. Additionally, the team’s technical success in solving the proposed CAD/CAE/CAM problems was also taken into account. This PBL approach provided the students with the required autonomy to develop their argumentative skills within the team, defending their ideas, and at the same time, promoting self-criticism and ethical and impartial judgment among the other team members.

Development of a high resolution scanning RGB laser headlamp

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 365-374
Author(s):  
Roman Danov ◽  
Eugen Thiessen
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Installation Space ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ◽  
The Road ◽  
Automotive Lighting ◽  
Cad Models ◽  
Aided Design

AbstractRecent rapid progress in automotive lighting technology led to the emergence of headlamps featuring a large variety of light distributions that are highly adapted to provide best possible road illumination in particular traffic situations. Visual assistance systems which highlight relevant objects or project symbols to communicate with other traffic participants, further improve road safety. Implementing all these functions within a single headlamp usually requires the use of several additional modules with high and low resolution. This multitude of modules impacts the installation space, styling and cost of automotive headlamps. This paper presents a high-resolution red-green-blue (RGB) laser headlamp module which provides a good illumination of the road and can also be used for external communication purposes. A specially developed laser scanning unit, based on a bi-axial resonant micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) scanner and a high-power RGB laser, serves as the technical basis. Three module concepts are designed using light simulation, constructed as computer-aided design (CAD) models and integrated into a serial headlamp package. The concepts are based on design, simulation and measurement data of the scanning unit.

scholarly journals USE OF DYNAMIC BLOCKS FOR CREATION OF ELECTRONIC IMAGE LIBRARIES OF TYPICAL FIXING ELEMENTS BY AUTO CAD RESOURCES

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Tetjana Gnitetska ◽  
Galyna Gnitetska ◽  
Evgeniy Pustovit
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Design System ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Image Libraries ◽  
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Auto Cad

The use of electronic libraries of parameterized images of objects made in the form of dynamic blocks in the practice of design work refers to resource-saving technologies that are actively used in modern production. The article considers an example of creating parameterized simplified images of fasteners using dynamic blocks of the computer-aided design system AutoCAD. Dynamic blocks can be used to create electronic image libraries of technological, design, electrical and other elements. The algorithm considered in the article to create dynamic blocks of simplified images of fasteners is introduced into the educational process at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after Igor Sikorsky in the course "Engineering and Computer Graphics" and can be used in design practice. The testing of this algorithm in the training process yielded a positive result. When using parameterized drawings, students understand more deeply the impact of each parameter on the design of the object.

scholarly journals FUNCTIONING OF THE CAR PARKING PLACES NEAR HOUSES: FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM OF THE ROAD CITY NETWORK

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 670-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. E. Agureev ◽  
D. A. Yurchenko
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Traffic Flows ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
The Road ◽  
Network Loading ◽  
On The Road

Introduction. The load models of the road network make it possible to understand a lot of the transport, social, environmental, and other city problems. Creating transport models requires knowledge of the traffic flows’ formation and functioning. The paper formulates a goal and poses tasks for the research conducting of the adjoining territories of residential areas in Tula as one of the urban traffic flows’ sources and of the identifying patterns of the parking places near houses’ influence on the road network loading.Materials and methods. The basis of the research was the development in the field of predictive simulation of automobile transport systems. The authors used complex of computer-aided design “TransNet”, which allowed adjusting the initial data in the base model by the results of the parking places’ functioning.Discussion and conclusions. As a result, the improved transport model of Tula allows making the forecast for determining the main parameters of the transport system taking into account the dynamics of vehicles’ local area departure at different time intervals. Moreover, the proposed methodological tools and algorithm for solving the problem of the road network loading in a quasi-dynamic setting helps to solve existing transport problems and to improve the traffic organization.The authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Financial transparency: the authors have no financial interest in the presented materials or methods. There is no conflict of interest.

scholarly journals USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS IN DISTRIBUTED PRODUCT DESIGN STUDENT TEAMS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 3329-3338
Author(s):  
Nikola Horvat ◽  
Niccolò Becattini ◽  
Stanko Škec
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
International Student ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Embodiment Design ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Aided Design

AbstractThis paper analyses the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in a distributed product design project-based learning (PBL). The paper presents the ICT use of five international student teams during three product design phases: identification of opportunities, conceptual design, embodiment design. General results show that student teams used around 30 different ICTs for both taskwork and teamwork. Students reported that they used previously known ICTs or ICTs properly introduced to them during the initial course workshop. Results also show that team members often work individually on their tasks and use various procedures to share their results. Also, teams conduct some activities synchronously, suggesting the need for teams to have a collaborative workspace. Cloud-based collaborative ICTs (e.g. whiteboard, computer-aided design, document editor, task management) showed huge potential for individual and team tasks. Hence, educators and teams should carefully consider which ICTs to implement and learn, as it might greatly impact the execution of the product design PBL course.

scholarly journals Go-Between

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (05) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Job Titles ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Design And Manufacturing ◽  
Design Systems ◽  
Part Inspection ◽  
Manufacturing Software ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Cam Software

This article discusses shop floor software that taps into CAD systems to get vital manufacturing information. Manufacturing and mechanical engineers find themselves linked by more than just the words in their job titles. Although they might inhabit different parts of the plant or work at separate companies, the engineers have always worked together to turn a design into a part. Now, software that makes it easier to bridge the gap between design and manufacturing has stepped up that cooperation. Computer-aided design systems have long been linked with the computer-aided manufacturing software that directs manufacturing equipment. CAM software takes CAD data to the shop floor by essentially telling shop floor machines how to make a part. Inspection applications take CAD data out to the shop floor to check part specifications against the finished product. They might not spell the doom of Inspector Nine at the end of the assembly line, but those software tools prove invaluable to check manufactured parts against the original CAD design.

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