CAREER: Manufacturing-Driven Geometric Analysis and Prototyping: An Investigation of Computational Manufacturing

该项目致力于开发集计算几何、表面误差分析、加工原理、优化技术和计算机图形学于一体的计算机制造技术，用于多轴复杂曲面加工。研究重点将包括开发一个强大的复杂表面几何询问引擎和生成自由形式的刀具路径，以便从库存中移除材料，同时避免局部和全局干扰。教育重点将包括开发快速反应制造实践，作为本科制造工程课程的核心。将开发一个实验室，将计算制造和NC复杂零件加工纳入本科制造业核心课程。将为远程学习开发一种创新的制造工艺多媒体指南。计算制造作为一种新的范例，直接从物体的CAD表示生成无干涉的多轴加工路径，为解决复杂零件加工规划问题提供了一种基于科学的方法。研究计划和教育计划之间有很强的协同效应。

This project focuses on the development of computational manufacturing that integrates computational geometry, surface error analysis, machining principles, optimization techniques, and computer graphics for multi-axis complex surface machining. The research focus will include the development of a robust complex surface geometry interrogation engine and the generation of free-form tool paths for removing material from the stock, while avoiding local and global interference. The education focus will include the development of a rapid response manufacturing practicum as a core of an undergraduate manufacturing engineering curriculum. A lab will be developed to incorporate computational manufacturing and NC complex part machining in the undergraduate manufacturing core courses. An innovative multimedia guide to manufacturing processes will be developed for distance learning. The development of computational manufacturing as a new paradigm for generating interference-free, multi-axis machining paths directly from a CAD representation of the object provides a science based approach for solving complex part machining planning problems. There is a strong synergy between the research and education plans.