Product Design Modeling Using CAD/CAE. The Computer Aided Engineering Design Series

Front Cover
Product Design Modeling using CAD/CAE: The Computer Aided
Engineering Design Series
Copyright
Dedications
Contents
Preface
About the Author
About the Cover
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 - Introduction to e-Design
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 The e-Design paradigm
	1.3 Virtual prototyping
	1.4 Physical prototyping
	1.5 Example: simple airplane engine
	1.6 Example: High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
	1.7 Summary
	Questions and exercises
	References
	Sources
Chapter 2 - Geometric Modeling
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Parametric curves
	2.3 Parametric surfaces
	2.4 CAD-generated surfaces
	2.5 Geometric transformations
	2.6 Case studies
	2.7 Summary
	Appendix A Basis functions of B-spline curves and surfaces
	Appendix B Representing conics with quadratic NURB curves
	Questions and exercises
	References
Chapter 3 - Solid Modeling
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Basics of solid modeling
	3.3 Feature-based parametric solid modeling
	3.4 Solid model build plan
	3.5 Commercial CAD systems
	3.6 Summary
	Appendix A Sketch relations
	Questions and exercises
	References
Chapter 4 - Assembly Modeling
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Assembly modeling in CAD
	4.3 Assembly modeling technique
	4.4 Kinematic modeling technique
	4.5 Case study and tutorial example
	4.6 Summary
	Questions and exercises
	References
Chapter 5 - Design Parameterization
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Design intents
	5.3 Design axioms
	5.4 Design parameterization at the part level
	5.5 Design parameterization at the assembly level
	5.6 Case studies
	5.7 Summary
	Questions and exercises
	References
Chapter 6 - Product Data Management
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 File management
	6.3 Fundamentals of PDM
	6.4 PDM Systems
	6.5 Product data exchange
	6.6 Case studies
	6.7 Summary
	Appendix A IGES file structure and data format
	Appendix B Step data structure and applications protocols
	Questions and exercises
	References
Project S1 - Project S1 Solid Modeling with SolidWorks
	S1.1 Introduction to SolidWorks
	S1.2 Single-piston engine
	S1.3 Importing Pro/ENGINEER parts and assemblies to SolidWorks
	S1.4 Solid feature recognition using FeatureWorks
	Exercises
Project P1 - Project P1 Solid Modeling with Pro/ENGINEER
	P1.1 Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER
	P1.2 Single-piston engine
	P1.3 Slider-crank mechanism
	P1.4 Importing SolidWorks parts and assemblies to Pro/ENGINEER
	P1.5 Direct modeling using Creo Direct
	Exercises
Index