Authors:
Stanislao Patalano
;
Ferdinando Vitolo
and
Antonio Lanzotti
Affiliation:
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Keyword(s):
Mechanical Design, Graph Theory, Digital Pattern, CAD Modeling, Graphical User Interfaces.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
CAGD/CAD/CAM Systems
;
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Geometry and Modeling
;
Modeling and Algorithms
Abstract:
The challenge of reducing designing time for new mechanical assemblies, especially in the context of large companies, encourages the use of methods and tools aimed to support designing activities and to re-use the company know-how. Furthermore, the design choices must be rapidly check to avoid errors that could cause delay or expensive re-designing. In such a context, the graph theory and related algorithms could be used to define a transfer function, easily to implement, that governs a software tool able to support the designing activities. Therefore, the paper presents a designing approach, based on the graph theory, aimed to generate the geometric modeling of mechanical assemblies. The approach and the software tool are useful both for designer and companies that want to customize and improve such activities. Finally, the paper shows the case study related to the design of a transversal manual gearbox and the generation of a GUI, developed in MatLAB® environment, to validate the a
pproach.
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