Integration of Optical Computer Aided Design (CAD) with Optical Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

SBIR第二阶段奖是为了表彰将光学CAM系统参数直接集成到光学CAD系统中。集成概念的重要性将通过一个样机光学系统的设计和制造得到证明。随着CAM系统的出现，能够在光学设计程序中直接表示可以使用CAM技术制造的曲面族是很重要的。这使得光学设计工程师可以自由地使用非球面，并且确信可以制造出最终的设计。数学模型将直接包含在商业光学设计程序中，然后将用于直接根据CAM工艺参数研究一些典型光学系统的公差。这项研究的成功完成对简化光学系统设计、提高可靠性和降低光学生产成本具有深远的影响。

This SBIR Phase II award is for the integration of optical CAM system parameters directly into an optical CAD system. The importance of the integration concept will be demonstrated by the design and manufacture of a sample optical system. With CAM systems emerging, it is important to be able to represent directly in the optical design program the families of surfaces which can be manufactured using CAM technology. This allows the optical design engineer the freedom to use aspheric surfaces with the confidence that the resulting design can be manufactured. Mathematical models will be included directly into a commercial optical design program which will then be used to study tolerance of some typical optical systems directly in terms of CAM process parameters. The implications of successful completion of this research are far- reaching in simplification of optical system designs, increased reliability, and reduced optical production costs.