KuTenk 2000 - SMNG214318-Product Engineering—Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy

by Doru Talabã and Thomas Roche (eds) 

2005 (547 pages)

ISBN:9781402029325

Addressing a wide range of readers, from students to professors, from industrial experts to the researchers, this book covers Eco-Design, Computer Aided Design, Simulation Technologies, Robotics and Manufacturing and Green Energy.

Product Engineering—Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 - Eco-Design

The Design for Environmental Compliance Workbench Tool

Eco-Impact Anticipation by Parametric Screening of Machine System Components—An Introduction to the EcoPaS Methodology

Man Machine Interaction and Man Machine Interface—Critical Issues for the Human Environment

Integrating Eco-Design into Business Environments—A Multi-Level Approach

Virtual Environments—The Eco-Friendly Approach to Product Design?

A TRIZ Approach to Design for Environment

Eco-Design Approach for the Tripode Type Coupling

Natural Shapes—A Source of Inspiration for Eco-Design

Part 2 - Computer Aided Design

On Some Crucial Issues of Computer Support of Conceptual Design—What to Consider in Order to be Successful

Expert System for the Total Design of Mechanical Systems with Gears

Virtual Design Prototyping Utilizing Haptic Immersion

A New Geometry Representation for Multipurpose Modeling in Conceptual Design

Part 3 - Simulation Technologies

An Overview of Several Formulations for Multibody Dynamics

Dynamic Models in Multi-Body Systems—A Product Life Cycle Key Technology

Real-Time MBS Formulations—Towards Virtual Engineering

Multi-Body Dynamics—An Evolution from Constrained Dynamics to a Multi-Psysics Interactive Framework

A Collaborative Simulation Environment for Multibody System Analysis

Design Evaluation of Multibody Systems in Virtual Environment

Spiral Elevator Modelling and Analysis Using ADAMS Software

A New Model to Estimate Friction Torque in a Ball Screw System

Part 4 - Robotics and Manufacturing

Translational Parallel Robots with Uncoupled Motions—A Structural Synthesis Approach

Design of New High Speed Machining Machines

High Degree Accuracy Modelling and Calibration of Serial Robots with Large Errors

Application of Image Analysis for the Study of Structural Modifications in Flowing Emulsions—Theoretical Approach and Practical Application

The Manufacture Technology of Tube Models by Selective Laser Sintering

Mobile Robot System Controlled Through Mobile Communications

Part 5 - Robotics and Manufacturing

Optimization of the Wind Generation—Comparison Between Two Algorithms

Design and Determination of the Most Cost Effective PV Configuration Systems to Meet the Loads of a Household

The Spanish Electric Power Generation Sector and its Positioning Before Kyoto Protocol

Helical Turbine for Aeolian Systems and Micro-Hydrostation

Dynamic Modelling of Wind Farms—A Comparative Study Between Two Modelling Approaches