TEC3215

Computer-aided design and manufacturing

V Kosse

4 points · 24 lecture hours and 24 laboratory hours · First semester · Caulfield · Prohibited combinations: TEC3256, TEC3255.

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of computer-aided design and manufacturing.

Synopsis Conventional approach to design and the design process; CAD, parametric and variational design, engineering analysis. CAE and integrated database management systems. Optimisation methods in CAD, geometry description, isometric projection, description of curves and surfaces, surface creation, solid modelling and its applications. Finite-element method and CAD. Applications of CAD/CAM technology, NC machinery, NC axes definitions, motor control, CNC and DNC machines, economics of NC, geometry description by programming, NC part and manual. APT programming language and statements, part geometry and design. Industrial robotics, robot economics, group technology. Computer-integrated manufacturing, implementation of CAD/CAM systems.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% · Tests and assignments: 40%

Recommended texts

Amirouche F M L Computer aided design and manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1993
Caddsman CADS MAN reference manual ISR Caddsman Australia, 1993
El Wakil S D Processes and design for manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1989
Hawkes B The CAD/CAM process Pitman, 1991
Kosse V Computer aided design and manufacturing (Course notes) Monash U, 1999
Mikell P and others CAD/CAM computer aided design and manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1984
Rembold N S Computer integrated manufacturing and engineering Addison-Wesley, 1994

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