The document evaluates CAE tools in Solid Edge using the example of designing a steering wheel. It discusses parametric modelling which allows dimensions to change and regenerate the model. Assemblies can be created using relationships and exploded for visualization. Finite element analysis is used to simulate stresses and optimize designs. Curves are drawn using techniques like Bezier and B-splines to approximate shapes.
My Amazing CFD Coursework - Competitiveness of the Ferrari F2002Nadezda Avanessova
This coursework was done in about a month using Star-CCM+ with just around 8 weeks of experience of CFD. The task was to "analyse the competitiveness of the Formula F2002 car if it would participate in 2017 competition"
Finite Element Analysis and Optimization Design of the Optical Path Seat abou...IJRES Journal
Reasonable structure of optical path seat needs to be designed in order to reduce the error of
mechanical system for refractomer and ensure the accuracy of measurement.The model of optical path seat is
designed by the SolidWorks and the stress variation of the optical path seat is acquired through finite element
analysis.The structure of optical path seat is optimized on the basis of the result of static strength analysis. The
result of optimization design indicates that the mass is decreased by 25.2% , the workpiece is processed and
assembled easily, the production cost is reduced too much and the economic benefit is largely improved under the
premise of ensuring the mechanical properties.
4 ijaems dec-2015-10-realization of astrosat model with fused deposition mode...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
The current work focuses on the challenges faced while realizing the 3D Model of ASTROSAT using Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) - A material extrusion based additive manufacturing technology. Initially, the entire assembly of the ASTROSAT was studied and modified appropriately to suit the demonstration model. The modified assembly was scaled down to 1:6 scale. The scaled down model was then re-modified at the local subsystems (or individual component) level, according to the manufacturability through FDM and this was the major challenge faced due to constraint on minimum printable feature size. All the subsystems or individual components were converted to STL format and were printed on FORTUS 400MC of Stratasys. Thus obtained 3D printed parts were assembled as per the assembly drawing. It was found that, the FDM technology and Additive Manufacturing technology as a whole, is very useful in realizing the complicated demonstration modelsin a very short duration, without compromising the prominent engineering features.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
Design of Transparent Ratchet Arrays for Directional TransmissionIJERDJOURNAL
Abstract: Directional properties originated from asymmetric structures have known as useful tools for optical devices, adhesives, and microfluidic devices. Recently, asymmetric transparent ratchet structures have proposed to be an optical film for directional transmittance, which is transparent in one direction and opaque in the other direction. Here, we study the ratchet design such as ratchet angles and tilted angles to optimize the directionality. From the 3D printing methods, we fabricated asymmetric structures with different ratchet angles, tilted angles, and replicated to transparent polymeric materials to be useful as an optical component. In addition, we compared the results with optical simulation and they show a good agreement.
My Amazing CFD Coursework - Competitiveness of the Ferrari F2002Nadezda Avanessova
This coursework was done in about a month using Star-CCM+ with just around 8 weeks of experience of CFD. The task was to "analyse the competitiveness of the Formula F2002 car if it would participate in 2017 competition"
Finite Element Analysis and Optimization Design of the Optical Path Seat abou...IJRES Journal
Reasonable structure of optical path seat needs to be designed in order to reduce the error of
mechanical system for refractomer and ensure the accuracy of measurement.The model of optical path seat is
designed by the SolidWorks and the stress variation of the optical path seat is acquired through finite element
analysis.The structure of optical path seat is optimized on the basis of the result of static strength analysis. The
result of optimization design indicates that the mass is decreased by 25.2% , the workpiece is processed and
assembled easily, the production cost is reduced too much and the economic benefit is largely improved under the
premise of ensuring the mechanical properties.
4 ijaems dec-2015-10-realization of astrosat model with fused deposition mode...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
The current work focuses on the challenges faced while realizing the 3D Model of ASTROSAT using Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) - A material extrusion based additive manufacturing technology. Initially, the entire assembly of the ASTROSAT was studied and modified appropriately to suit the demonstration model. The modified assembly was scaled down to 1:6 scale. The scaled down model was then re-modified at the local subsystems (or individual component) level, according to the manufacturability through FDM and this was the major challenge faced due to constraint on minimum printable feature size. All the subsystems or individual components were converted to STL format and were printed on FORTUS 400MC of Stratasys. Thus obtained 3D printed parts were assembled as per the assembly drawing. It was found that, the FDM technology and Additive Manufacturing technology as a whole, is very useful in realizing the complicated demonstration modelsin a very short duration, without compromising the prominent engineering features.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
Design of Transparent Ratchet Arrays for Directional TransmissionIJERDJOURNAL
Abstract: Directional properties originated from asymmetric structures have known as useful tools for optical devices, adhesives, and microfluidic devices. Recently, asymmetric transparent ratchet structures have proposed to be an optical film for directional transmittance, which is transparent in one direction and opaque in the other direction. Here, we study the ratchet design such as ratchet angles and tilted angles to optimize the directionality. From the 3D printing methods, we fabricated asymmetric structures with different ratchet angles, tilted angles, and replicated to transparent polymeric materials to be useful as an optical component. In addition, we compared the results with optical simulation and they show a good agreement.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
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Strength Analysis and Optimization Design about the key parts of the RobotIJRES Journal
Study on structure optimization design about Flip Arms of Mobile Robot. First conducted
preliminary structural design, and established finite element analysis model by HYPERMESH, use ANSYS
software to study Flip Arms Stress distribution and structure optimization. Strength check to ensure the strength
and stiffness of Flip Arms meet safety requirements, and make sure the reliability of the design, to provide a
theoretical basis for the structural optimization design of Flip Arms. Optimization design considering the
weighted compliance as the object function, the frame was improved by modifying the parameters which are
most sensitive to the character of the frame structure. The results showed that structural optimization design
without affecting the reliability of Flip Arms, reducing the quality of the parts improved and the Flip Arms
flexible mobility, to provide a theoretical basis for the structural design of robot.
Fast Complex Gabor Wavelet Based Palmprint AuthenticationCSCJournals
A biometric system is a pattern recognition system that recognizes a person on the basis of the physiological or behavioural characteristics that the person possesses. There is increasing interest of researchers in the development of fast and accurate personal recognition systems. In this paper, Sliding window method is used to make the system fast by reducing the matching time. The reduction in computation time indirectly reduces the overall comparison time that makes the system fast. Here, 2-D Complex Gabor Wavelet method is used to extract features from palmprint. The extracted features are stored in a feature vector and matched by hamming distance similarity measurement using sliding window approach. Reduction of 74.12% and 90.32% in comparison time is achieved using Sliding window methods. The improvement in time and accuracy as indicated by experimental results makes a system rapid and accurate.
Topology Optimization of Gears from Two Wheeler Gear Set Using Parametric StudyIOSRJMCE
: Gears are used to transmit motion from on shaft to another and it has wide variety of applications. One of the applications of gear is in automobile gear box. Gears generally fail when the working stress exceeds the maximum permissible stress. These stresses are proportional to the amount of power transmitted by the gears. This project intends to identify the magnitude of the stresses for a given configuration of a two wheeler gears transmitting power while trying to find ways for reducing weight of the gear. The philosophy for driving this work is the lightness of the gear for a given purpose while keeping intact its functionality thus reducing the material cost of the gear. Ease of incorporating the new feature for weight reduction over the existing process of manufacturing and the magnitude of volume of weight reduced could be considered as the key parameters for assessment for this work.
Karakuri based dolly frames unstacking systemAnshumanRaj8
The project aims to design a Karakuri Kaizen model to stack and unstack dolly frames efficiently and ergonimically. The design havve been proposed and assembled using standard components from Minitec using Solidworks version 2020. The required inclination angle for the conveyor and the deadwight of the protoype is calculated for the designed assembly. Frame count validation electronic unit is designed to check if the frames per minutes worked in a given set of time is maintained. The electronic unit designed in Kicad , required electronic components and 3d printed, housing for the electronicunit is designed and assembled.
Design, analysis and development of special purpose machine to carry heavy lo...eSAT Journals
Abstract
In the olden days very complicated thing is in the industry is to carry heavy loaded components and lifting from one place to another place, human effort needs lots of energy and it takes more time for same work, there are many huge and large amount of load lifting machine available, in that first started with gantry hoist and gantry cranes with which they carry heavy loads from one place to other, it works so far by the time but it can operate only in open place, in small scale industries it can’t work, during the period the need is new machine which works in small scale industries with good time, the changing the generation with the new technology industries are planned to develop the special purpose machine which is used to lift the heavy loads. Structural analysis of the “Gantry Structure” has been carried out to find the mechanical response of the structure, subjected to applied loads and boundary conditions. The results include deformed shape of the structure, displacements at required locations. Modal analysis done for checking the model, Gravity Loading Applied for different position and checked for the deformation of Solid Beam for different position. Optimization is done to reduce the cost of the structure. The response of the structure got by structural analysis using MSC Nastran.
Keywords: Gantry, Types of gantry, Structural analysis, optimization, modal analysis, HyperMesh, NASTRAN.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Face recognition based on curvelets, invariant moments features and SVMTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Recent studies highlighted on face recognition methods. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed for face recognition by combining Fast Discrete Curvelet Transform (FDCvT) and Invariant Moments with Support vector machine (SVM), which improves rate of face recognition in various situations. The reason of using this approach depends on two things. first, Curvelet transform which is a multi-resolution method, that can efficiently represent image edge discontinuities; Second, the Invariant Moments analysis which is a statistical method that meets with the translation, rotation and scale invariance in the image. Furthermore, SVM is employed to classify the face image based on the extracted features. This process is applied on each of ORL and Yale databases to evaluate the performance of the suggested method. Experimentally, the proposed method results show that our system can compose efficient and reasonable face recognition feature, and obtain useful recognition accuracy, which is able to face and side-face states detection of persons to decrease fault rate of production.
Modeling and Simulation of Virtual Prototype of the forming Machine based on ...IJRES Journal
The virtual prototype technology was applied to mechanism designing. The modeling and dynamic of forming machine was proposed by using SolidWorksand ADAMS software. The advantage of the technology is that the product characteristics can be calculated in the design stage, and the feasible study and design of the forming machine can be completed in a virtual environment .As a result, the design quality and efficiency of the forming machine are improved, and its developing and manufacturingperiod is reduced correspondingly.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTONFACULTY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SCH.docxdickonsondorris
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON
FACULTY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Year 1 Introduction to Design Module Code: ENG1004
1.0 Introduction & Objectives
The objectives of this assignment are:
1 To demonstrate skills and competence in modelling 3D CAD solid parts
2 To demonstrate skills and competence in the creation of CAD assembly models
3 To demonstrate skills and competence in engineering drawing
4 To demonstrate skills in the processing and manipulation of CAD images
In summary, the assignment requires the production of:
1. Solid models of all parts shown in Figure 1
2. An assembly model of the complete Engine that is well constrained
3. A detailed part drawing of the Engine Block in orthographic layout
4. An assembly drawing of the complete assembly in orthographic layout
This substantial assignment has been designed on the assumption that you will allocate
typically 15 hours to complete it.
2.0 Description
This engine is a simplified version of a two-stroke engine often found in aero and car
modelling kits. The two-stroke engine is an internal combustion reciprocating engine. The
basic principle of operation of two- and four-stroke engines is essentially the same. These
types of Internal Combustion (IC) engines are used in many engineering applications e.g.
automotive vehicles, ships, motorcycles, electric generators, lawnmowers, chain saws, jet
skis, propeller aircrafts etc.
The IC engine is characterised by an operating cycle having intake, compression,
combustion and exhaust. In a two stroke engine the operating cycle is completed in one
revolution of the crankshaft (i.e. one up stroke and one down stroke of the piston),
contrary to four stroke engines that require two revolutions. This is accomplished by
performing simultaneously the down stroke functions (the end of the combustion and the
intake) and the up stroke functions (the beginning of the compression and the exhaust).
Two stroke engines have the advantage of an increased specific power when compared
to four stroke engines, although they are less efficient and produce larger levels of
pollution.
3.0. Mode of Operation
In this engine model, the piston is connected through the gudgeon pin to the crank drive
system, which comprises of a connecting rod and a crankshaft. The piston is restricted to
a reciprocating up-and-down movement because it fits in a cylinder, with the same
nominal diameter, at the upper part of the block. The crank drive system converts the
reciprocating movement of the piston into rotational movement of the crankshaft. The
CAD Assignment
All the models & drawings produced for this assignment must be created
using SOLIDWORKS.
crankshaft is equipped with a keyway that may be used to assemble a gear or a propeller.
Both the cylinder head and crankcase are attached onto the engine block with M3
hexagon socket head screws.
To understand how the two-stroke spark ignition cycle works, we must assume that the ...
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
ER Publication,
IJETR, IJMCTR,
Journals,
International Journals,
High Impact Journals,
Monthly Journal,
Good quality Journals,
Research,
Research Papers,
Research Article,
Free Journals, Open access Journals,
erpublication.org,
Engineering Journal,
Science Journals,
Strength Analysis and Optimization Design about the key parts of the RobotIJRES Journal
Study on structure optimization design about Flip Arms of Mobile Robot. First conducted
preliminary structural design, and established finite element analysis model by HYPERMESH, use ANSYS
software to study Flip Arms Stress distribution and structure optimization. Strength check to ensure the strength
and stiffness of Flip Arms meet safety requirements, and make sure the reliability of the design, to provide a
theoretical basis for the structural optimization design of Flip Arms. Optimization design considering the
weighted compliance as the object function, the frame was improved by modifying the parameters which are
most sensitive to the character of the frame structure. The results showed that structural optimization design
without affecting the reliability of Flip Arms, reducing the quality of the parts improved and the Flip Arms
flexible mobility, to provide a theoretical basis for the structural design of robot.
Fast Complex Gabor Wavelet Based Palmprint AuthenticationCSCJournals
A biometric system is a pattern recognition system that recognizes a person on the basis of the physiological or behavioural characteristics that the person possesses. There is increasing interest of researchers in the development of fast and accurate personal recognition systems. In this paper, Sliding window method is used to make the system fast by reducing the matching time. The reduction in computation time indirectly reduces the overall comparison time that makes the system fast. Here, 2-D Complex Gabor Wavelet method is used to extract features from palmprint. The extracted features are stored in a feature vector and matched by hamming distance similarity measurement using sliding window approach. Reduction of 74.12% and 90.32% in comparison time is achieved using Sliding window methods. The improvement in time and accuracy as indicated by experimental results makes a system rapid and accurate.
Topology Optimization of Gears from Two Wheeler Gear Set Using Parametric StudyIOSRJMCE
: Gears are used to transmit motion from on shaft to another and it has wide variety of applications. One of the applications of gear is in automobile gear box. Gears generally fail when the working stress exceeds the maximum permissible stress. These stresses are proportional to the amount of power transmitted by the gears. This project intends to identify the magnitude of the stresses for a given configuration of a two wheeler gears transmitting power while trying to find ways for reducing weight of the gear. The philosophy for driving this work is the lightness of the gear for a given purpose while keeping intact its functionality thus reducing the material cost of the gear. Ease of incorporating the new feature for weight reduction over the existing process of manufacturing and the magnitude of volume of weight reduced could be considered as the key parameters for assessment for this work.
Karakuri based dolly frames unstacking systemAnshumanRaj8
The project aims to design a Karakuri Kaizen model to stack and unstack dolly frames efficiently and ergonimically. The design havve been proposed and assembled using standard components from Minitec using Solidworks version 2020. The required inclination angle for the conveyor and the deadwight of the protoype is calculated for the designed assembly. Frame count validation electronic unit is designed to check if the frames per minutes worked in a given set of time is maintained. The electronic unit designed in Kicad , required electronic components and 3d printed, housing for the electronicunit is designed and assembled.
Design, analysis and development of special purpose machine to carry heavy lo...eSAT Journals
Abstract
In the olden days very complicated thing is in the industry is to carry heavy loaded components and lifting from one place to another place, human effort needs lots of energy and it takes more time for same work, there are many huge and large amount of load lifting machine available, in that first started with gantry hoist and gantry cranes with which they carry heavy loads from one place to other, it works so far by the time but it can operate only in open place, in small scale industries it can’t work, during the period the need is new machine which works in small scale industries with good time, the changing the generation with the new technology industries are planned to develop the special purpose machine which is used to lift the heavy loads. Structural analysis of the “Gantry Structure” has been carried out to find the mechanical response of the structure, subjected to applied loads and boundary conditions. The results include deformed shape of the structure, displacements at required locations. Modal analysis done for checking the model, Gravity Loading Applied for different position and checked for the deformation of Solid Beam for different position. Optimization is done to reduce the cost of the structure. The response of the structure got by structural analysis using MSC Nastran.
Keywords: Gantry, Types of gantry, Structural analysis, optimization, modal analysis, HyperMesh, NASTRAN.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Face recognition based on curvelets, invariant moments features and SVMTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Recent studies highlighted on face recognition methods. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed for face recognition by combining Fast Discrete Curvelet Transform (FDCvT) and Invariant Moments with Support vector machine (SVM), which improves rate of face recognition in various situations. The reason of using this approach depends on two things. first, Curvelet transform which is a multi-resolution method, that can efficiently represent image edge discontinuities; Second, the Invariant Moments analysis which is a statistical method that meets with the translation, rotation and scale invariance in the image. Furthermore, SVM is employed to classify the face image based on the extracted features. This process is applied on each of ORL and Yale databases to evaluate the performance of the suggested method. Experimentally, the proposed method results show that our system can compose efficient and reasonable face recognition feature, and obtain useful recognition accuracy, which is able to face and side-face states detection of persons to decrease fault rate of production.
Modeling and Simulation of Virtual Prototype of the forming Machine based on ...IJRES Journal
The virtual prototype technology was applied to mechanism designing. The modeling and dynamic of forming machine was proposed by using SolidWorksand ADAMS software. The advantage of the technology is that the product characteristics can be calculated in the design stage, and the feasible study and design of the forming machine can be completed in a virtual environment .As a result, the design quality and efficiency of the forming machine are improved, and its developing and manufacturingperiod is reduced correspondingly.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTONFACULTY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SCH.docxdickonsondorris
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON
FACULTY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Year 1 Introduction to Design Module Code: ENG1004
1.0 Introduction & Objectives
The objectives of this assignment are:
1 To demonstrate skills and competence in modelling 3D CAD solid parts
2 To demonstrate skills and competence in the creation of CAD assembly models
3 To demonstrate skills and competence in engineering drawing
4 To demonstrate skills in the processing and manipulation of CAD images
In summary, the assignment requires the production of:
1. Solid models of all parts shown in Figure 1
2. An assembly model of the complete Engine that is well constrained
3. A detailed part drawing of the Engine Block in orthographic layout
4. An assembly drawing of the complete assembly in orthographic layout
This substantial assignment has been designed on the assumption that you will allocate
typically 15 hours to complete it.
2.0 Description
This engine is a simplified version of a two-stroke engine often found in aero and car
modelling kits. The two-stroke engine is an internal combustion reciprocating engine. The
basic principle of operation of two- and four-stroke engines is essentially the same. These
types of Internal Combustion (IC) engines are used in many engineering applications e.g.
automotive vehicles, ships, motorcycles, electric generators, lawnmowers, chain saws, jet
skis, propeller aircrafts etc.
The IC engine is characterised by an operating cycle having intake, compression,
combustion and exhaust. In a two stroke engine the operating cycle is completed in one
revolution of the crankshaft (i.e. one up stroke and one down stroke of the piston),
contrary to four stroke engines that require two revolutions. This is accomplished by
performing simultaneously the down stroke functions (the end of the combustion and the
intake) and the up stroke functions (the beginning of the compression and the exhaust).
Two stroke engines have the advantage of an increased specific power when compared
to four stroke engines, although they are less efficient and produce larger levels of
pollution.
3.0. Mode of Operation
In this engine model, the piston is connected through the gudgeon pin to the crank drive
system, which comprises of a connecting rod and a crankshaft. The piston is restricted to
a reciprocating up-and-down movement because it fits in a cylinder, with the same
nominal diameter, at the upper part of the block. The crank drive system converts the
reciprocating movement of the piston into rotational movement of the crankshaft. The
CAD Assignment
All the models & drawings produced for this assignment must be created
using SOLIDWORKS.
crankshaft is equipped with a keyway that may be used to assemble a gear or a propeller.
Both the cylinder head and crankcase are attached onto the engine block with M3
hexagon socket head screws.
To understand how the two-stroke spark ignition cycle works, we must assume that the ...
There are several different types of assembly drawings. They are Outline or Setting Drawings, Erection Drawings, Assembly Working Drawings, Diagram Drawings, Part Assembly Drawings, and General Assembly Drawings.
Towards smart and competitive sustainable machiningLiu PeiLing
Computer Numeric Control (CNC) revolutionized the machining technology and has been the cutting edge of digital manufacturing since 1950s. CNC machining model, simulation,
verification, and optimization have been a vivid research topic of Smart Machining that automated the CNC programming (CAM) and cutting process, hence greatly increased machining productivity since 1990s. This paper traces back the history of CNC simulation, analysis the different CNC machining models, tested with application examples, and listed different CNC verification industry applications for the last 20 years. The new challenge comes from sustainable manufacturing. Towards mart and competitive sustainable machining, CNC model and simulation will be used to optimize the machining process, where the raw material could be saved through First Part correct technology, the energy could be saved through cutting speed optimization, and used parts could be saved by remanufacturing.
COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING OF FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICAT...IAEME Publication
Modals with complicated geometry, complex loads and boundary condition are difficult to analyse and evaluate in the terms of strain, stress, displacement and reaction forces by using theoretical methods. A given modal can be analysed by using Finite Element Method easily with the help of computer software ABAQUS CAE and can get approximate solutions. This report is about modelling two dimensional and three dimensional analyses with the ABAQUS CAE for plane stress, plane strain, shell, and beam and 3d solid modal elements.
TOWARDS A UNIFIED IN-PROCESS GEOMETRIC MODEL FOR MULTIPLE MACHINING AND Layer...Liu PeiLing
There are many fabrication processes in modern manufacturing, but current modeling and simulation tools only simulate a few unit processes based on different geometry models. To overcome the data exchange problem between different models, this paper studies various in-process geometry models together with their working systems / prototypes for traditional manufacturing processes. Novel hybrid multiple-machining and layered manufacturing processes are presented to identify critical issues. Working towards a vision of pervasive modeling and simulation, a unified Voxel-based in-process geometry model for multiple-machining and layered manufacturing simulations is proposed and discussed.
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3D_Evolution performs a fast and accurate CAD data conversion without the need of a CAD license and guarantees an unrivalled model quality.
3D_Evolution has interfaces for all major CAD formats such as:
CATIA V5 and V6 • Creo • NX • SOLIDWORKS • INVENTOR • JT • STEP • 3D PDF • XT • ACIS • DWG • DGN
and many others.
Supporting all current mathematical descriptions the 3D_Evolution geometry kernel performs an adaptive conversion creating models, that the target system ‘understands’ perfectly, and also bridges tolerance differences between the CAD systems.
In addition the optional Featurebased module translates fully workable models including history, features and parameters.
3D_Evolution combines an easy-to-use graphical user interface with a powerful scripting language for process integration and automation.
Our partnership with all major CAD vendors assures that latest technology is always available within short time.
Overview of the fundamental roles in Hydropower generation and the components involved in wider Electrical Engineering.
This paper presents the design and construction of hydroelectric dams from the hydrologist’s survey of the valley before construction, all aspects and involved disciplines, fluid dynamics, structural engineering, generation and mains frequency regulation to the very transmission of power through the network in the United Kingdom.
Author: Robbie Edward Sayers
Collaborators and co editors: Charlie Sims and Connor Healey.
(C) 2024 Robbie E. Sayers
Explore the innovative world of trenchless pipe repair with our comprehensive guide, "The Benefits and Techniques of Trenchless Pipe Repair." This document delves into the modern methods of repairing underground pipes without the need for extensive excavation, highlighting the numerous advantages and the latest techniques used in the industry.
Learn about the cost savings, reduced environmental impact, and minimal disruption associated with trenchless technology. Discover detailed explanations of popular techniques such as pipe bursting, cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, and directional drilling. Understand how these methods can be applied to various types of infrastructure, from residential plumbing to large-scale municipal systems.
Ideal for homeowners, contractors, engineers, and anyone interested in modern plumbing solutions, this guide provides valuable insights into why trenchless pipe repair is becoming the preferred choice for pipe rehabilitation. Stay informed about the latest advancements and best practices in the field.
Event Management System Vb Net Project Report.pdfKamal Acharya
In present era, the scopes of information technology growing with a very fast .We do not see any are untouched from this industry. The scope of information technology has become wider includes: Business and industry. Household Business, Communication, Education, Entertainment, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Distance Learning, Weather Forecasting. Carrier Searching and so on.
My project named “Event Management System” is software that store and maintained all events coordinated in college. It also helpful to print related reports. My project will help to record the events coordinated by faculties with their Name, Event subject, date & details in an efficient & effective ways.
In my system we have to make a system by which a user can record all events coordinated by a particular faculty. In our proposed system some more featured are added which differs it from the existing system such as security.
Quality defects in TMT Bars, Possible causes and Potential Solutions.PrashantGoswami42
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2. Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................2
Parametric modelling.................................................................................................................... 3
Assemblies...................................................................................................................................8
Finite Element Analysis and Optimization..................................................................................... 11
Convergence .......................................................................................................................... 14
Singularity.............................................................................................................................. 14
Optimization........................................................................................................................... 15
Curves and Surfaces.................................................................................................................... 16
Curves.................................................................................................................................... 16
Continuity .............................................................................................................................. 19
Surfaces................................................................................................................................. 20
Direct Modelling......................................................................................................................... 22
Standard Parts........................................................................................................................ 25
Rendering and Animation............................................................................................................ 26
Drafting..................................................................................................................................... 27
References................................................................................................................................. 27
3. Introduction
Solid Edge (SE) is an engineering software that allows modelling mechanical products in 3D
and analysing them. The purpose of this report is to evaluate CAE tools with the help of SE
using the example of designing a steering wheel for the Formula Student Car. The simplified
approach of design is introduced in Figure 1.
Figure 1
All steps of modelling in SE are shown in order (first steps on top, last in the bottom) in the
history tree of the design. It also allows to suppress or unsuppress the features of the model or
completely delete them (Figure 2). The history tree of simulation commands works in the
similar manner.
3D Part
Model
Assembly
Drawings
Rendered
image
Animations
FEA
4. Figure 2
The most commonly used tools for 3D design are the protrusion tools (Figure 3). The input for
every protrusion is a sketch and some other parameters to satisfy a design idea. The output is
the addition of material in a desired
way. Cut-outs work the same way
however the output is removing a
material.
Parametric modelling
The name parametric modelling refers to the fact that models are built of parts with dimensions
and other variables (i.e. parameters) that can be later changed and the models re-generated [1].
Parametric modelling can be also called a history based modelling because the model is built
using a series of commands that are kept in an ordered way so that if one parameter is changed
the SE system re-generates the model’s features starting from the command where the
parameter changes were done. With the help of this if the relations between lines in the sketches
are manually applied then changing the dimensions (or parameters) can be easy and fast.
However, the relations between lines in the sketch should be done before starting the next
command, otherwise an error may occur (Figure 6). It is still most suitable for the design of a
steering wheel, so that if the limits for steering wheel have changed it is possible to fit the
designed wheel into new size without changing all dimensions. Besides the sketch dimensions,
parameters also include [2]:
Figure 3
5. • Extent dimensions – in Figure 4 the cutout is made through the whole part, however
using the extent button the extent distance can be chosen.
• Feature parameters (e.g. hole specs)
• Offset values (common in assemblies)
• User defined variables
• Variables from other models (peer variables)
Figure 4
Figure 5
6. • Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI) i.e. surface finish, material properties
which can be chosen manually or using the materials list in SE
It is a useful tool if it is required to keep a ratio or position of any feature in the part or a relation
between the parts in assembly.
One example of parametric modelling can be shown using a pattern command. This command
will be used for a steering wheel design to repeat a particular feature over some surface. An
example is shown in Figure 1 where there is a part of a quick release mechanism for a steering
wheel. One tooth was repeated 14 times following a path of a blue sketched circle. A user can
edit the number of reiterations, the path and remove a feature (a tooth) where needed by
clicking on the green dot. If the design of a reference tooth is changed, the pattern command
edits all of them simultaneously.
Part Families allow a user to have several parts in one file which have similar features but
different dimensions. The user should separate features into synchronous which are the same
for all parts and ordered which user can choose to be present for particular parts. This tool is
convenient if the steering wheel must be manufactured several times but with insignificant
differences. The example can be designing steering wheels with common features but different
Figure 6
Figure 7
7. sizes of the screen (Figure 8,9), then to change a size
of a hole for the screen it is only needed to select a
required member and click apply. If the screen must
be absent then all commands related to designing a
hole can be suppressed, after clicking the Apply
button the hole for the screen will be vanished.
However, choosing the right screen should be done
before creating an assembly, because transfer from
one to another design will create an error in the
assembly.
Figure 9
The main disadvantage of parametric modelling is the speed of modelling. It is required to
apply relations listed in Figure 10 to get a successful design (as it was done in Figure 11 for a
spindle) where changing one parameter affects the other in an expected way.
Figure 8
9. Figure 11
Assemblies
The CAD of any device isnotcompletedwithoutthe assembly.Itisimportanttoputall partstogether
into assembly which can be later used for the final project as a product definition. Art CAD system
allowsbuildingassemblieswithmore thanmillionpartswhichare still able to be managedwhile still
enhancingthe individualpartdesignprocess [3].DoinganFIE analysisonthe assemblywill givemore
realisticresultsratherthandoingitseparatelyoneachindividual part.
Assembliesare made byusingthe relations similartothose forsketching.The exampleof PlanarAlign
is showninFigure 5. Two planesare selectedandthe distance betweenthemcanbe chosen.For the
circularparts, whichdonot have the revolutionaxisitisbettertoapplytangential relationship,asfor
ball bearingsanda springinthiscase (Figure 12).
Figure 12
10. Assembliescanbe usedtocreate part explosionsas
shown in the Figure, which will allow to see the
arrangement of all parts in the Assembly. It will be
easier to construct a device with the help of this
view. The explosion view can either be made
automatically using an Auto Explode button or
manually (using Explode) by clicking on the parts
desiredtobe exploded.Shownexplosionwasmade
with a use of Auto Explode command and then
modified with the help of Reposition and Drag
Component tools. Manual explosion is useful for
complicated designs with much more components
where only some parts of the device must be
emphasised. If an assembly was made of several
smaller assemblies, then Auto Explode will only
explode the device into these assemblies and
separation into individual parts must be done
manually.
Animations can be very useful for project
presentation. In Solid Edge the creation of
animations is very convenient and simple withthe
helpof AnimationEditor.InAnimationEditorthere
are several optionsforanimation,whichcanbe seen
inthe Figure. The explosionanimationcouldbe used
as an instruction video for the steering wheel
construction. Animations can also be created. To
create that you only need to edit definition of
Explosion and select an explosion configuration of
the interest among those which were created in
using explode commands. The fly-through can be
done byselectingseveralviewsof the steeringwheel
and naming them (f.e. Angle1-6), the animation is
These tools
remove/ad
d arrows
Figure 13
Figure 15
Figure 14
11. thenautomaticallydone as if camera wouldslide aroundthe wheel alongthe path lyingalongthese
viewpoints. However, it does not allow to see parts hiddeninside the assembly. If visibility of these
parts isrequired,itisneededtochange the viewingsettingtotransparentusingthe tool inFigure
Assemblies can also be used to create 2D drawings of the collided view, of the exploded view or of
everyindividual partof the assembly.SEMetric Draft allowsa userto create any view of 2D drawing
togetherwiththe table of assemblyparts,whichcellscanbe editedandnamesof parts changed.An
example of the collidedviewisshownbelow. Itisaveryusefultool forcreatingaconstructionmanual
for the device.
Figure 16
Figure 17
12. Item
Number
FileName(noextension) Author Quantity
1 Boss s1449529 1
2 Ball Bearing s1449529 4
3 Sealing s1449529 1
4 Spindle s1449529 1
5 Helix s1449529 1
6 Ring s1449529 1
7 SteeringWheel s1449529 1
8 Button s1449529 6
9 Bolt s1449529 3
10 LCDScreen s1449529 1
11 Micro-controller s1449529 1
12 Screw jmrobins 4
Figure 18
Finite Element Analysis and Optimization
As any other device the steering wheel
can be subject to stresses, strains,
vibrations, heat transfer, fluid flow,
electric/magnetic fields etc. These
systems are commonly modelled by
differential equations that are difficult
to solve.One approachistobreakdown
the complex geometry into small
regularly shaped elements. Thus every
element transfers physical phenomena
to its neighbours through nodes and
these inturn be solved.The setof these
elements is called a mesh and it may
consistof differentshapes(Figure19)
Figure 19 [4]
13. SE as any other engineering software allows a user to run a Finite Element Analysis on the Part or
Assembly i.e. to allow a user to see the behaviour of the device at different conditions. An example
FIE wasdone on the Spindle. The approachwas [4]:
The geometry of a spindle was simplifiedto make the analysis faster and simpler: Teeth Cutout and
Pattern were supressed. All sharp edges were rounded with 1mm rounding command to minimise
singularity (Figure 21).Howeverforabigmesh(greaterthan1mm) the singularitymaystilloccur.The
Torque of 100Nm was appliedonapartof a Spindle whichhasteeth.The reactionforcescomingfrom
the wallsof the Boss were assumedtobe 100N and were appliedtothe same part’ssurface.
Material
Selection
Start the study,
select the
geometry
Loads
Constrains
Mesh size
Solve
Analysis of
result
Figure 20
14. Simulationresultsare shown belowfordifferentmeshsizes fromcoarsertofiner:The maximumstress
convergestoaround295MPa. For the meshesbiggerthan1.7mmthe resultvaluesjumpupanddown
because of a singularity:forbetterresultsall sharpedgesshouldbe roundedwith2-3mmRound.
Mesh:2.29mm Mesh:1.96mm Mesh:1.64mm
Mesh:1.14mm Mesh:0.65mm
Figure 22
Figure 21
15. Differentsettingsinthe ribbonbarallow auserto choose the type of a stressor displacement.
Figure showsthe total translationforgivenloads. Save buttonwill save the resultsdisplaysettingsso
that theycan be laterviewedagain.
Convergence
By makingthe meshdenseranddenser the resultshouldconverge tothe actual number.Depending
on what accuracy of answer is required a suitable mesh can be chosen. The best approach to the
problem is to plot the resulting values from the studyagainst the mesh size used. In some cases the
SE systemallowtouse onlya small size mesh,because otherwise the problemcannotbe solved.
In some casesthe convergence cannotbe observedatall andthe reasonfor that may be singularity.
Singularity
The singularityproblem shouldbe consideredwhen the loadsare distributed.If there isapointload
onlythenthe problemcanbe solvedwithasingle element.Usingthe maximumpossiblemeshfor
everyproblemshouldbe avoidedsincethe denseristhe meshthe longeritwill take forCAD
software tosolve simultaneousequations.
Figure 23
16. Optimization
For some devices it is required to find the optimum size/shape to maximise performance, minimize
weight etc. Reasonable assumptions shouldbe made prior to starting optimisation to avoid costly
investigations whichmayleadtounrealisticresults.
In CAE the problemisstatedina followingmanner [5]:
Minimize:S,where S=fn(a,b,c…)
Subjectto:a<x; b>x; c<y; d=>z etc.
The functionS isknownas the objective orevaluationfunctionanda,b,care variableswhichmaybe
subjecttoa numberof constraints.
Set of potential solutions represent a mountainous surface where SE software tries some “x” as an
initial guess.Itthenchecksall valuesalongthe pathtothe maximum“x”selectedbyauserandshows
the best result which should satisfy the task the user has given [5]. The number of values along
describedpathis the numberof iterationswhichusershouldinput – the biggeritis the longeritwill
take to run the optimization (ittakes3minfor 5 iterationsinthe example presentedlater);however,
the resultwill be more accurate.
Consider an example with a Spindle
(Figure 24), where S is a mass and the
thickness of the shaft is limited
between two values. The number of
iterations was taken as 5 and the set
up limitationscan be found from the
Figure. The Torque and a linear force
were applied to the Spindle. SE show
the message that “Optimization
convergedbecause the latestchanges
in design fall within the convergence
criteria”andprovidesauserwithExcel
table with the results (Figure 25)– the
lastresultisthenthe optimum.
Figure 24
17. Figure 25
Curves and Surfaces
Curves
Inmanycasesthe devicecanhave complexshapes,suchashandlesof thesteeringwheelanddifferent
approachestodrawcurveshave beencreatedoverthe years. Traditionallythe curvesare drawnusing
the splines. A userdefinesthe pointswhichare theninterpolatedwithacurve fittingalgorithm:given
n+1 pointsthe curve of nth
degree isneededtodescribe itsshape [].
Highdegree curvesare often [6]:
“Squiggly”(Figure 26)
Difficulttocontrol at local regions
Hard (expensive) tocompute –plottingcurvesinvolvesthe solutionof potentiallylarge sets
of simultaneousequations.
Figure 26
There are twomethodswhichuse interpolationsplines:
18. Langrangianmethod:Findingaparametricequationwhichdescribesacurve passingthrough
the pointssetby a user
Hermite method:Thisrequiressettingatleasttwocontrol pointsandtangentof the curve at
thispoints.
However,inCAEanothermethodcalledApproximationsplinesisused. The methodof drawing
curvesinCAD isverysimilarto Bezier’smethod.Beziercurves interpolatethe endpoints,but
approximate the intermediate points. Beziercurvesare describedusing‘blendingfunctions’which
create smoothcurvesbetweenthe control points. The equationof aBeziercurve is [6]:
where
Beziermethodimpliesthat there are fixedcontrol pointsP0P1 P2 and soon. Consideranexample
with3 control pointsasshowninthe leftside of Figure 27-28. There are linesdrawnbetweenthese
points(splines) andone more line whichconnectsthese two.Overaset periodof time the the left
endof the purple line musttravel fromP0to P1, at the same time the right endof the same purple
line musttravel fromP1 to P2. The red dot(the endof the curve) inthe same set periodof time
musttravel fromone endof the purple line toanotherandthus ‘draw’a curve.For more complex
curvesthere mustbe more control pointsbutthe approach staysthe same.
𝑆( 𝑡) = ∑ 𝐵𝑖,𝑑 (𝑡)𝒑𝑖
𝑑
𝑖=0
𝐵𝑖,𝑑 = ( 𝑑
𝑖
) 𝑡 𝑖
(1 − 𝑡)
𝑑−𝑖
Figure 27 [8]
19. The red curve can be describedbythese equations [6]:
The basisfunctionS isthena set of functionsandnota polynomial.
In CAE the curvesare drawnusingB-Spline curve whichare verysimilartoBezier.The majorover
Bezieristhatwe achieve continuityinpiecewise curvesbysharingcontrol pointsinthe formulation.
The numberof pointssharedisdependentonthe degree of continuityrequired.Thismeansthat
local changesto the curve are possible [6].
B-spline curve equationlooksvery similartoBezier[6]:
where pi representsthe n-1control points.The degree of polynomial segmentsis(k-1).Bi,k are the
normalisedB-spline blendingfunctions.B-Spline functionsare howeverdefinedbyarepeating
formulai.e.usingCox-De Boorformulation [6]:
S = P
0
’’ = (1-t)
2
P
0
+ 2(1-t)t P
1
+ t
2
P
2
P
0
’ = (1-t)P
0
+ tP
1
P
1
’ = (1-t)P
1
+ tP
2
P
0
’’ = (1-t)P
0
’ + tP
1
’
𝑺( 𝑡) = ∑ 𝐵𝑖,𝑘(𝑡)𝒑𝑖
𝑛
𝑖=0
𝑖𝑓 𝑡𝑖 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 𝑡𝑖+1 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐵𝑖,1(𝑡) = 1 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝐵𝑖,1(𝑡) = 0
Figure 28 [8]
20. Thismeansthat B-Splinesessentiallyrepresentasetof curve segmentswhichoverlapeachother.
Hence any lengthof spline canbe completedof segmentswhichoverlapandshare control points
P0,P1,P2 etc.
A knotvectormust be definedtocontrol the extentof the overlap,the positions of the joins
betweensegmentsandtheircontinuity.Knotvectorissimplyalistof ‘n+k+1’ valuessothat for‘n+1’
control pointsthe curve is describedby‘n+1’blendingfunctionsandkisthe numberof intervals.
The continuityforsuchcurve will be thenCk-2
[6].
A rational functioncanbe definedasthe ratioof two polynomialsandwe cantherefore define a
rational spline functionsforanytype of spline.Incase of B-Spline the rational isdefinedas [6]:
However,apartfromcontrol points,degree of the polynomial andaknotvector itis alsoneededto
define the weightingfactorwi.
The major propertyof Rational Splinesistocreate circlesandellipses whichhave exact
representationsratherthanthe approximate versionsthatnon-rational polynomialsproduce.
Continuity
If two curvesare connectedusingthe Connectcommand,thenitdoesnotmeanbydefaultthatthe
total curve will be continuous.Inordertomake themcontinuousthe Tangenttool inSE can be used:
Figure 29
It has several options:
Tangent:Createscontinuitybetweenthe twocurves,the geometricderivativesatthe endsof these
twocurvesare thenequal butparametricare not.This tool was more activelyusedinthe designof
the steeringwheelsince itdoesnotleadtothe strong change of the shape of the curve
𝐵𝑖,𝑘( 𝑡) =
𝑡 − 𝑡𝑖
𝑡𝑖+𝑘−1
𝐵𝑖,𝑘−1( 𝑡) +
𝑡𝑖+𝑘 − 𝑡
𝑡𝑖+𝑘 − 𝑡𝑖+1
𝐵𝑖+1,𝑘−1(𝑡)
𝑷( 𝑡) =
∑ 𝑤𝑖 𝒑𝒊 𝐵𝑖,𝑘(𝑡)𝑛
𝑖=0
∑ 𝑤𝑖 𝐵𝑖,𝑘(𝑡)𝑛
𝑖=0
21. Figure 30
Figure 31
Tangent+Equal Curvature:Createscontinuitybetweenthe twocurvessothat bothgeometricand
parametricderivativesare equal. Thistool canbe useful if the transitionfromone curve toanother
mustbe verysmooth.
Surfaces
Mathematical descriptionof surfacesisbasedonthe same methodsasthose whichare usedto
describe curves. If eachpointona Beziercurve wasmovedalonga secondBeziercurve at some
angle to the firsta BezierSurface patchwouldbe tracedout. Similarlytothe curve the surface
approximatesall of the pointsexceptthe edge pointswhichare interpolated.
B-Spline Surface Patchesare preferredinCAEoverBezierforthe same reasonsasfor the curves.
Since Rational Splinesare more suitable forcreatingcirclesandellipses,the Rational Parametric
Surfacesare usedfor modellingcylindersandspheres.
A fewexamplesof creatingSurfacesinSE whichwere usedindesigningaSteeringWheel:
Lofting:SE automaticallyspansbetweentwolinesalongthe curve 4 times,andthenfillsthe space
withmaterial.
22. LoftedCut:The same approachis usedhere.Spaniscreatedbetweenacurve anda line and
betweentwocurves andthe material isthenremoved.
Figure 33
Rounding:Useful forremovingsharpedges,addsamaterial butinsteadof equationforthe curve
the equationforthe circle isused – SE sweepsthe line along the arcof desiredradius.
Figure 34
Helix:Veryuseful forcreatingsprings.The inputsare veryconvenient:axisof revolution,cross-
sectional area,numberof pitchesandtheirdensity.
Figure 32
23. Figure35
Direct Modelling
In contrastto ordered or ParametricmodellingDirectmodellingdoesnotconsistof buildingsteps,
where if one stepismodifiedthe SEsoftware runsthroughthroughall stepstoupdate the part.
Directmodellingimpliesdirectinteractingwithpartgeometryinordertogenerate oreditshapes.It
can alsobe calledsynchronoussince the modellingstepsdonotdependoneachotherand existin
parallel sothatif one commandiseditedthe definitionof otherstaysthe same.Incontrast, in
ParametricModellingthe usermustsetuprelationsof interest:ausermust structure the history
tree insuch a way that the model canbe editedinthe waythatmightbe desiredatsome future
time andclearlythiscan be a difficultandsometimesimpossibletask [7].The orderof historytree in
ParametricModelling thentriestorepresentthe designintent.
In SE environmentyoucanswitchfromOrderedto Synchronousmodelling:
Figure 36
24. The command ribbonwill thenchange slightlyandyouwill seeFace Relate commandsinadditionto
other.There will alsobe 2 sketchingtoolboxes –one for2D and one for3D sketching. A usercan
change the DesignIntent,remove or addrelationsitwantstosee:
Figure 37
Figure 38
Figure 39
Figure 40
To sum up,the advantagesof DirectModellingare [7]:
RapidEditingof a range of shapes
Editingnon-nativeCADfiles
Preparinggeneral geometryforFEA
The weaknessesof itare:
It isbad at some complex geometrieswhere designintentiscodedinthe historytree
Historybasedmodelsworkbestoncommandswhere multiple stepsare dominant,eg
sweeps
Consideranexample of aSpindle designwithsynchronoustechnology. Withsynchronoustechnology
toolsbecome easiertouse.InFigure 41 the extrusionismade justbyselectingwhatside of aspindle
must be extruded. In Figure 42 the Cutout was made faster, since the sketch can be drawn without
changingthe viewto 2D. In Figure 43 the dimensionscanbe easilyputin3D and modified.However,
inSynchronousmodellingyoucannotEditFormulaforthe dimensioni.e.settingthe relationbetween
26. Parametric modelling was preferred over Direct because it allows more control by setting the
parameters. It is also more convenient to show all SE tools using parametric modelling (such as Part
Families). However Synchronous Technologyhas the potential to change the entire CAD industry
because the newparadigmisnotonlypotentiallyfasterbutitalsoopensupthe use of CADto a much
widerapplicationarea[7].
Standard Parts
SolidEdge togetherwithasoftwarehasalibrary(afolder –Figure 45) withsome standardpartswhich
are readyto use,sothata userdoesnotneedtospendtime onsupportingpartssuchasscrews,bolts,
bearings, etc. This folder is called Training and consists of 6 folders and a big set of parts. Folders
include: actuator clamp, Four Bar, Sheet Metal, simulation (simulations for some parts), Try it (this
folderconsistsof not-so-ordinaryparts) andWiringHarness.The restof the folderisa bignumberof
(generally) connectingelements,suchasbolts,screws,housings,washersetc.
Figure 45
For the designof a SteeringWheel the standardpartScrew1was usedtoattach the micro-
controller.
For particular design and specific dimensions, the part from Part Library can be modified using the
Part Families. New dimensions can be set up and unwanted features can be suppressed. However
there are some parts made withsynchronoustechnologyandtheyshouldbe modifiedbyclickingon
the lines,curves,anglesetc.,whichdimensionsshouldbe changed.
Besides SE libraries parts/assembliescan also be found online, f.e. on GrabCad or Traceparts. These
are the environmentswhere engineerscanshare and discusstheirmodels.The modelsuploadedare
generallymade usingdifferentsoftwares:ProEngineer,AutoCad,SolidWorks,SolidEdge etchowever
using STEP format to save these files will allow a user to open the model in any environment
independentlyof where itwasmade.
Figure 44
27. For this designGrabCad was usedto findappropriate micro-controllerand a displayfor the Steering
Wheel. Their assemblieswere turned into parts to avoid complicatedSteering Wheel Assemblyand
savingall parts of subassemblies(savingspace).
Figure 46
Rendering and Animation
SE allows a user to create Animations. These may have different purposes: Marketing, Web site,
Internal,Customerattraction.SEoffersdifferenttypesof Animations:
FIE
Kinematics
Flythrough
Explodedview
The approachon how to create an explodedview anditsanimationandthe animationof flythrough
was describedinAssemblies. The FIE Animationcanbe made by runningthe FIE analysis – there is a
button‘Animate’,whiththe helpof whichyoucansee how the part deflectsandbyclickingthe ‘Save
Movie’ button (top right) you can save the animation as a movie and view later. Solid Edge savesall
moviesasa VLC mediafile.
Figure 47
28. These animationscan be very useful inindustrypresentations – theyare clear and make it faster for
colleaguesandcustomerstounderstandhow the device works/deflects/looks.
(The videoswill be uploaded)
Drafting
References
[1] F. Mill,“ParametricDesign,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[2] F. Mill,“Introductiontoparametricdesign,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[3] F. Mill,“Assemblies,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[4] F. Mill,“FIE,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[5] F. Mill,“Optimization,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[6] F. Mill,“IntroductiontoCurve GeometryforCAD,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[7] F. Mill,“DirectModelling,”Universityof Edinburgh,Edinburgh,2016.
[8] [Online].Available:http://www.jasondavies.com/animated-bezier/.