Planning Grant to Establish an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Simulation & Design of Mechanical Systems

虽然目前美国技术在计算机、计算机图形和计算机机器方面的优势是显而易见的，但这些技术在支持机械系统和设计方面并没有得到充分的利用。在这些领域已经取得了重大进展，但计算机辅助设计和工程的供应商才刚刚开始支持对机械系统模拟和设计的一些专门分析。为机械系统设计提供大规模跨学科模拟和设计优化支持的潜力几乎尚未开发。将多个学科聚集在一起关注和开发这项技术的研究可能会使行业受益匪浅。产学合作研究中心可能是实现这一目标的一种途径。这项计划赠款正在研究爱荷华大学机械系统模拟和设计优化工业/大学合作研究中心的可行性和可行性。该项目正在为工业/大学机械系统模拟和设计优化合作研究中心研究替代组织、操作和政策。这项研究还确定了工业研究兴趣以及大学可以解决的那些兴趣。首席调查员和他的同事是国家公认的专家，他们拥有进行这项研究所需的行业联系。该项目与DMCE的Alan de Pennington博士和MSME的Elbert Marsh博士在工程局进行了协调。项目经理建议向爱荷华大学授予50,000美元的补助金，为期一(1)年。美国陆军坦克汽车技术委员会为该项目提供了一半的资金。

While the current supremacy of U.S. technology in computers, computer graphics and computational machines is clear, these technologies are not being adequately exploited in support of mechanical systems and designs. Major developments have occurred in these areas but vendors of computer aided design and engineering are just beginning to include support for some specialized analysis of mechanical system simulation and design. The potential that exists for large scale interdisciplinary simulation and design optimization support to mechanical system design is virtually untapped. Research bringing the many disciplines together to focus and develop this technology could benefit industry significantly. An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center may be an approach to accomplish this objective. This planning grant is studying the feasibility and viability of an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Simulation and Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems at the University of Iowa. The project is studying alternative organizations, operations, and policies for an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Simulation and Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems. The study is also determining industrial research interests and those interest that a university could address. The principal Investigator and his colleagues are nationally recognized experts that have the industrial contacts necessary to conduct this study. The project has been coordinated with Dr. Alan de Pennington, DMCE, and Dr. Elbert Marsh, MSME, in the Engineering Directorate. The Program Manager recommends a grant of $50,000 be awarded to the University of Iowa for one (1) year for this project. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Technology Directorate is providing half of the funds for this project.