Abstract
An integrated design system (IDS) approach has been developed to integrate various stages of the mechanical design process, including rapid prototyping. The system consist, of design, analysis, calculation, rapid prototyping, and library modules, and it blends artificial intelligence methods, CAD-CAM, and technical computing packages into a single environment. The system has been applied for the design of one-stage gearbox with helical gear. In this case study, all stages of the design process are carried out by using IDS.
Highlights
The design process of the mechanical products is tedious and time consuming because of the various stages and complex activities involved
Today a lot of computer aided design (CAD)/CAM/CAE application software, different databases, and web-based services are used for the mechanical design studies, but these technologies are distributed and there is no coordination between them
This study provides an intermediary to integrated different engineering tools such as CAD/CAM packages, technical computing and analysis packages, and databases and knowledge bases
Summary
The design process of the mechanical products is tedious and time consuming because of the various stages and complex activities involved. Chiang et al proposed a general integrated framework of design knowledge representation and developed a knowledge-based intelligent system to facilitate dynamic design reasoning They presented a case study of designing a mechanical system to demonstrate the features of the developed system [8]. Daabub and Abdallah presented a computer based intelligent system so that the design for assembly can be realized within a concurrent engineering environment They developed an expert system that supports new techniques for design and for assembly, and the developed system gave users the possibility to assess and reduce the total production cost at an early stage during the design process [13]. Section four presents an implementation of IDS, and section five describes the conclusions of the study and future works
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