Recent Advances in Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering

This book presents recent advances in the integration and the optimization of product design and manufacturing systems. The book is divided into 3 chapters corresponding to the following three main topics :
- optimization of product design process (mechanical design process, mass customization, modeling the product representation, computer support for engineering design, support systems for tolerancing, simulation and optimization tools for structures and for mechanisms and robots),
-optimization of manufacturing systems (multi-criteria optimization and fuzzy volumes, tooth path generation, machine-tools behavior, surface integrity and precision, process simulation),
- methodological aspects of integrated design and manufacturing (solid modeling, collaborative tools and knowledge formalization, integrating product and process design and innovation, robust and reliable design, multi-agent approach in VR environment).
The present book is of interest to engineers, researchers, academic staff, and postgraduate students interested in integrated design and manufacturing in mechanical engineering.

Fifty of the 155 papers from the May 2002 conference present recent developments in the integration and optimization of the product design process and manufacturing systems. The papers addressing methodological aspects of integrated design and manufacturing describe feature shape recognition tools, sources of errors in the design process, and an Internet-based quality tool for customers to improve product development. Other topics include sequencing for process planning by a genetic algorithm, design of wire harnesses for mass customization, surface integrity in hard turning, and simulation of regenerative vibrations in flank milling. No subject index is provided. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR