Computer-based Design Process

by A.J. Medland

Overview

This second edition provides the basic, practical understanding of computer-based design that has led to the creation of a knowledge-driven approach. This approach, through constraint modelling, has been specifically developed to handle the problems of conflict present in the conceptual stages of a real design situation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412447808
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	04/30/1992
Edition description:	Second Edition 1992
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition. Preface to the first edition. The design process. An overview. Computer-aided design and manufacture (CAD and CAM). The relationship between activity, weight, control and role. Product constraints. User-machine interactions. Proposed design approach. Design theory. Fundamental requirements. Spatial associations. Functional associations. Local space modelling. Logical spaces. Interpretive geometric models. System configuration. Software. Hardware. Drawing office procedures. Space allocation and role. Application of HERMS (Hierarchical Engineering Records Management System). Integration and control procedures. Application examples. Mechanical functions of performance. The functional design of mechanisms. Kinematic modelling. Dynamic modelling. Conclusions. Developments in constraint modelling. General problem solving approach. Constraint modelling. Set structures. An optimization approach. Interfacing graphics with the constraints. Current applications and future developments. Introduction. Demonstration of designing simple assemblies. Model spaces and their use in mechanism simulation. The prediction of mechanism performance from a sensitivity analysis. Intelligent communications between CAD and manufacturing activities. Networks in the description of the design to manufacturing process. Further reading. Index.

Editorial Reviews

‘...the book is well structured in its presentation and coverage of design theory. The holistic approach to design and the principles of constraint modelling are explained clearly and unambiguously...The book is well laid out and easy to assimilate (owing to its structured content) with a good index...the book is a worthwhile text, if only for its coverage of design theory and CAD process'- Int. Journal of Production Research

From the Publisher

This stiff formal introduction to CAD/CAM for graduate engineers describes a design activity which takes into account the questioning nature and uncertainty of design. Particular emphasis is placed on theory and modelling with only a cursory look at applications. Distributed in the US by VNR. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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