Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering ’98: Proceedings of the 2nd IDMME Conference held in Compiègne, France, 27–29 May 1998

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Helical Buckling of an Optical Fibre Composite Cable Introduced by Pushing in a Duct....Pages 3-10
Simulation and Optimization of Thermomechanical Solicitations....Pages 11-18
Localization of Collapse Mechanisms for Simplified Vehicle Crash Simulation....Pages 19-26
Computational Code for a Simplified Analysis of Plate Structures....Pages 27-34
Aircraft Engine Blades-Casing Contact Study....Pages 35-42
Design of a Super Conducting Quadripole Prototype....Pages 43-50
Theoretical and Numerical Study of a Coupler for Crashworthy Design of a TGV Power Car....Pages 51-58
Global Numerical Model of Automobile Gearboxes....Pages 59-66
Smart Materials Design: The Mechatronic Approach....Pages 67-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Machining Optimization of Quenched Parts....Pages 77-84
Optimization of a Passive Safety Device by Means of the Response Surface Methodology....Pages 85-92
Optimal Design of Mechanical Components with Genetic Algorithm....Pages 93-100
Design of Materials with Specific Elastic Properties using Shape Optimization Method....Pages 101-107
Shape Optimization and Adaptivity of Axisymmetrical Shells Undergoing Geometric Nonlinearities....Pages 109-116
Topological Optimization of Shells with Non Uniform Thicknesses....Pages 117-124
Non-Deterministic Methods for Product/Process Analysis and Robust Design — the “Possibilitic” Approach....Pages 125-132
Design of an Automatic Topology/Geometry Optimization Software....Pages 133-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Intelligent Objects for Pre-Processing in a Mechanical Finite Element Software....Pages 143-150
A Message Passsing Paradigm for Distributed Design and Simulation of Mechanical Systems....Pages 151-158
FEM/CAD System Architecture for Shape Optimization of 3D Parts....Pages 159-166
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
2D Mesh and Geometric Adaptions using an a Priori Model of Mechanical Behaviour....Pages 167-174
On the Automation of Non-Linear Behavioral Structural Analysis. Guidance and Quality Control....Pages 175-182
Computational Geometry in the Preprocessing of Point Clouds for Surface Modeling....Pages 183-190
Polyhedron Partitioning Dedicated to a Hierarchical Meshing Technique....Pages 191-198
A Declarative Approach for Geometry and Topology: A New Paradigm for CAD-CAM Systems....Pages 199-206
Piecewise Cubic Interpolation for Reverse Engineering....Pages 207-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Component Mode Synthesis in the Design and Optimisation of Mechatronic Systems....Pages 217-224
The Kinematic Design of a 3-Dof Hybrid Manipulator....Pages 225-232
Geometric Synthesis of Manipulators Under Kinematic Constraints....Pages 233-240
A Cooperative Approach in Mechanism Design....Pages 241-248
Study of Complex Tackles: Lifting Systems with Pulleys and Cables....Pages 249-256
Application of a Fuzzy Logic Ordering Method to Preliminary Mechanism Design....Pages 257-264
RVS: A Robot Visualization Software Package....Pages 265-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Clinch Joining Modeling with the Static Explicit Method and Remeshing....Pages 275-282
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Modeling of the Metal Powder Compaction Process....Pages 283-290
Study and Evaluation of Different Formulations of the Optimization Problem Applied to the Stamping Process....Pages 291-298
Design Optimisation of Metal Forming Processes....Pages 299-306
Modeling and Blank Optimum Design of Thin Car Panels Obtained by Sheet Metal Forming....Pages 307-314
Shape and Thickness Optimization of an Aeronautical Structure Manufactured Using Age Creep Forming Process....Pages 315-322
Two Component Finite Element Model for the Simulation of Shaping of Prepreg Woven Fabric....Pages 323-330
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
A Sensitivity Analysis for the Spring Back of the Arched Tubes....Pages 331-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Influence of the Machine-Tool Defects on the Formation of the Residual Defects on a Surface: Application to Turning....Pages 341-348
Certification of Free-Form Machining....Pages 349-356
Nominal and Actual Geometry Explicit Declaration....Pages 357-364
Adaptive Digitization of Mechanical Parts....Pages 365-372
Geometric Tolerance Transfer for Manufacturing by an Algebraic Method....Pages 373-380
Modeling Dispersions Affecting Pre-Defined Functional Requirements of Mechanical Assemblies Using Jacobian Transforms....Pages 381-388
Toward a Computer Aided Tolerancing System for Parts and Mechanisms....Pages 389-396
Interactions Between Tolerancing and Structural Analysis Views in Design Processes....Pages 397-404
Fixturing Effects on Workpiece Quality in Milling....Pages 405-412
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Subassemblies Detection with Genetic Algorithms....Pages 415-422
Tool Path Correction on a Numerically Controlled Machine-Tool by Characterisation of Scattering in Relation to Type of Machining....Pages 423-430
A Ring-Shaped Mechanical Assembly Line Optimized by a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 431-438
Side Milling of Ruled Surfaces — Optimum Tool Radius Determination and Milling Cutter Positioning....Pages 439-446
Optimisation of End-Mill Roughing Operation Sequence....Pages 447-454
A Model for the Optimization of the Relation between Product Means and Product....Pages 455-462
Optimal Mill Positioning in Five Axis Machining on Free Form Surfaces: Application at Roughing Path of Moulds....Pages 463-470
Avoiding the Need for Deburring by Analyzing Burr Formation during Product Design....Pages 471-478
Front Matter....Pages 479-480
Engineering Design: Management of Information and Uncertainty....Pages 481-488
Towards a Need-Satisfaction Oriented Computer Aided Design....Pages 489-496
Front Matter....Pages 479-480
Aided Design of Brass Musical Instruments....Pages 497-504
Environmentally-Conscious Design and Materials Selection....Pages 505-512
Design Knowledge Representation for Constraint-Based Design in CAD Systems....Pages 513-519
CONCAD Bridging: Managing the Integration of Technical Solutions in a Modularize Product Concept....Pages 521-528
Mechanical Models Management in Engineering Design....Pages 529-536
Proposal to Control the Systems Design Process: Application to Manufactured Products....Pages 537-544
Integrated Design of Mechanical Systems by a Concurrent Engineering Approach....Pages 545-552
Contribution to a Multi-Views, Multi-Representations Design Framework Applied to a Preliminary Design Phase....Pages 553-560
Proposal of a Functional Model of Logistics for Spare Parts Preservation....Pages 561-568
A Generic Model for Know-How Capitalization....Pages 569-576
Web-based Product Information Visualization through VRML Code Generation....Pages 577-584
Collaborative design in Education: the TAXIA Project....Pages 585-592
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
A Fast and Reliable Cost-Estimation Tool for Hot-Forged Parts....Pages 595-602
Cost-Based Ranking for Manufacturing Process Selection....Pages 603-610
Analytical Study of Multi-Agent Oriented Manufacturing Design....Pages 611-618
Dynamic Representation of a Manufacturing Process....Pages 619-626
Extensions of Object Formalism for Representing the Dynamics: Application to the Integration of Viewpoints in the Design of a Production System....Pages 627-634
Multidimensional Taguchi’s Model with Dependent Variables in Quality System....Pages 635-642
An Approach to Integrate Safety at the Design Stage of Numerically Controlled Woodworking Machines....Pages 643-650
Virtual Manufacturing: Set up of a Cooperative Work in Manufacturing....Pages 651-658
Back Matter....Pages 659-660