Title :
Mechanism synthesis using the workstation environment
Author :
Barris, W.C. ; Kota, S. ; Riley, D.R. ; Erdman, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Some capabilities of modern engineering workstations and their impact on the mechanism synthesis process are discussed. Specific examples of ongoing work at the University of Minnesota utilizing the Apollo color raster workstation to provide user-friendly general-purpose user-interface tools are presented. The application of these tools to the LINCAGES-4 four-bar linkage synthesis and analysis program and the Minn-Dwell dwell mechanism synthesis program is described. The impact that this environment can have on computer-aided design is assessed.<>
Keywords :
CAD; digital simulation; engineering graphics; engineering workstations; mechanical engineering computing; user interfaces; Apollo color raster workstation; CAD; LINCAGES-4; Minn-Dwell; University of Minnesota; computer-aided design; digital simulation; dwell mechanism synthesis; engineering graphics; engineering workstations; four-bar linkage synthesis; mechanical CAE; mechanism synthesis; user-friendly; user-interface tools; workstation environment; Animation; Application software; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Design automation; Operating systems; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; User interfaces; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
