Computer-Aided Design is intended to produce knowledgeable users of CAD systems and motivate the reader to explore the "edge of the envelope" of performance and capability. Dean Taylor presents the fundamentals of computer aided design, showing the analytical rigor and algorithmic nature, independent of specific software implementation. A wide variety of design projects based on real situations and realistic numbers are presented at the ends of chapters, including a related series of projects on sailboat design which is carried throughout the book.
Computer-Aided Design will be ideal for senior level courses in computer aided design in mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering. The book is also intended as a starting point for the training of developers of CAD systems.
Key features of this book include:
- Comprehensive coverage of computer-aided design topics not previously available in a single book
- Exercises and solved examples throughout chapters
- Realistic, interconnected design projects at ends of chapters such as:
- Automobile Handling Simulation
- Simulation of Sailing
- Gas turbine Performance
- Aircraft Performance Envelope
- Optimum Sailing
- Extreme Range and Endurance Aircraft
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Function
Chapter 3 Systems of Equations
Chapter 4 Finite-Element Problems:Solution to Field Equations
Chapter 5 Simulation
Chapter 6 Optimization
Chapter 7 Graphics
Chapter 8 Visualization
Chapter 9 Geometry
Chapter 10 Databases and Data Structures
etc.