Knowledge Integrated Computer Aided Engineering System for Casting Process and Mold Design

该方案的总体目标是支持 美国精密铸造工业的现代化 国家通过提供知识综合计算机辅助工程 制造工具和方法， 模具和工艺设计的周期时间，以及降低生产率的周期时间 铸造成品的拒收。 该方法是利用知识库集成， UES开发的并行计算技术 在过去三年中，（1）整合现有数据库 CAD/CAM/CAE（计算机辅助设计，计算机辅助设计） 辅助制造和计算机辅助工程）工具来指导 设计人员确定关键工艺和设计参数;（2） 加快用于优化设计的工艺建模技术 procedure. 拟议的系统将是实用的，成本效益高， 在供应商的工业环境中有利可图。 第一阶段a 将进行可行性研究，以确定实施 第二阶段将开发原型产品， 该方法将得到验证。 原型产品将在 产品化，并在四个或五个主要的铸造厂实施， 美国的为了实现第三阶段的目标， 铸造厂将成立。

The overall objective of this program is to support the modernization of the precision casting industries in the United States by providing knowledge integrated Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing tools and methodologies for significantly reducing the cycle-time for mold and process design and for reducing the rate of rejection of finished cast products. The approach is to make use of Knowledge-Base Integration and Parallel Computation techniques, which have been developed by UES during the last three years, for (1) integrating existing data bases and knowledge with CAD/CAM/CAE (computer-aided design, computer- aided manufacturing, and computer-aided engineering) tools to guide the designer in determining key process and design parameters; (2) speed up process modeling techniques used for optimizing the design procedure. The proposed system will be practical, cost effective and profitable in the vendor industrial environment. During Phase I a feasibility study will be conducted to identify the implementation strategy and in Phase II a prototype product will be developed and the approach will be validated. The prototype product will be productized and implemented in four or five major foundries in the United States. To achieve the goals of Phase III, a consortium of foundries will be formed.