Along with agricultural economy development, the farm machinery product type Increases gradually, the ergonomics question is also getting more and more prominent. The widespread application of computer aided machinery design makes it possible that farm machinery design is intuitive, flexible and convenient. At present, because the developed computer aided ergonomics software has not suitable hu...

The paper discusses the evolution of product information exchange from point-to-point exchange of geometry between Computer-aided Design (CAD) tools through today’s suite of tools and processes of Computer-aided Product Development (CAPD) to the future fully integrated Computer-aided Product Realization (CAPR) process. The categories of processes and the layers of information exchange are revie...

Bond Graphs provide a notation for describing dy-namical systems occurring in most branches of engineering including: electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and thermodynamic. As such, they provide basis for computer aided design of engineering systems and their corresponding control systems. The paper gives an overview of current research within the Centre for Systems and Control.

Robot simulation and off-line programming seem likely to have an increasingly important role in the evolution of C IM facilities. This article considers the capabilities and shortcomings of the current generation of off-line programming and graphical simulation systems. Methods of overcoming problems associated with calibration, lack of ‘user friendliness’ and integration within manufacturing s...

Chemical processes are generally modeled through monoscale approaches, which, while not adequate, satisfy a useful role in product-process design. In this case, use of a multi-dimensional and multi-scale model-based approach has importance in product-process development. A computer-aided framework for model generation, analysis, solution and implementation is necessary for the development and a...

With decreasing numbers of engineers graduating from undergraduate institutions in the United States, the importance of developing children’s interests in engineering is increasingly apparent. In this paper we discuss an approach to engineering education based upon the design of mechanical toys and automata. In implementing this approach we have created a software system, MachineShop, for the d...

Most of the developing countries and other underserved segments around the globe are re-inventing the wheel in their efforts to launch eServices -especially in the areas of healthcare, education, economic development, public welfare, and public safety. Due to the unnecessary trial and error, the failure rates in these segments are very high (around 85%). Unfortunately, these segments also lack ...