ABSTRACT

Automation in the Virtual Testing of Mechanical Systems: Theories and Implementation Techniques provides a practical understanding of Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE), an approach that is driving automation in engineering. Companies are using the technology to automate engineering tasks, achieving gains in output, and saving time. This book will be the main source of information available for implementing KBE systems, integrating KBE with the finite element methods, and showing how KBE is used to automate engineering and analysis of mechanical systems. The process of combining KBE with optimization techniques is explored, and the use of software tools is presented in some detail.

Features

  • Introduces automation with Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE) in generic mechanical design
  • Develops a framework for generic mechanism modeling including a library format
  • Explores a KBE environment for generic design automation
  • Includes design cases in KBE
  • Gives a presentation of the interwoven technologies used in modern design environments

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|22 pages

Framework for Generic Mechanism Modeling

chapter 5|16 pages

Design Optimization

chapter 6|8 pages

Environment for Design Automation

chapter 7|12 pages

Interaction with the User

chapter 8|48 pages

Automated Design Cases

chapter 9|6 pages

Discussions and Conclusions