Proceedings of the International Conference on
Product Lifecycle Management    PLM'07
Assessing the industrial relevance

PLM-SP3, 2007
 
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Title: Cad automation and KB user interfaces for an efficient integration of topological optimisation tools in the product development process
  Author(s): L. Barbieri, F. Bruno, U. Cugini, M. Muzzupappa
  Address: Università della Calabria – Dipartimento di Meccanica – Rende (CS) – Italy
Università della Calabria – Dipartimento di Meccanica – Rende (CS) – Italy
Politecnico di Milano - Dipartimento di Meccanica – Milano – Italy
Università della Calabria – Dipartimento di Meccanica – Rende (CS) – Italy
{loris.barbieri @ unical.it, f.bruno @ unical.it, umberto.cugini @ polimi.it, muzzupappa @ unical.it
  Reference: PLM-SP3 - 2007 Proceedings  pp. 477 - 486
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This paper presents a methodology that defines the guidelines to obtain an efficient use of topological optimisation in the Product Development Process. This methodology is described referring to a specific case study which concerns the design of a plastic moped wheel.The possibility of focusing on a specific case-study allows us to demonstrate how the use of SDKs, allowed by the CAx tools employed in the process, improves the efficiency of the methodology. In fact, the paper shows how it can be possible to create custom procedures and interfaces that automate operation sequences, thus fastening the designer's work, according to the typical CADAutomation approach.The methodology is supported by a Knowledge Based (KB) user-interface, which allows the user to execute a logical sequence of operations, following the rules defined in the procedures. This helps us to reduce the possibility of error, fastening the process and finding the best solution in order to obtain an optimal design of the product. This work belongs to the research activity of the MUR/PRIN-''Prosit'' project.
 
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