Integrated Design of Complex Mechanical Products Considering Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Aspects

Imaniyan, Davood

Integrated Design of Complex Mechanical Products Considering Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Aspects

dc.contributor.advisor	Xue, Deyi
dc.contributor.author	Imaniyan, Davood
dc.contributor.committeemember	Li, Simon
dc.contributor.committeemember	Yanushkevich, Svetlana N.
dc.date	2020-11
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-24T18:13:02Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-24T18:13:02Z
dc.date.issued	2020-04-21
dc.description.abstract	The presently developed computer-based design systems are not effective for design of complex mechanical products when multiple tools and methods in different schemes have to be employed at different design stages. In this research, a new integrated framework has been introduced for the design of complex mechanical products considering modeling, simulation/evaluation, and optimization aspects. An integrated system for design of complex mechanical products has also been developed. In this system, first a hybrid scheme is introduced for integrated modeling of complex mechanical products considering conceptual design and detailed design stages. In conceptual design, the generic product considering different design solution candidates is modeled in an AND-OR tree. Specific design candidates modeled by AND trees are created from the generic AND-OR tree through tree-based search. The geometric descriptions in a design candidate are then converted into and associated with the geometric model in a CAD system for detailed design. Second, a hybrid simulation method is developed for evaluating different product aspects with different simulation tools that are integrated through the hybrid modeling scheme. Simulations with geometric descriptions are conducted by analysis functions of the CAD system for detailed design. Simulations with non-geometric descriptions are conducted by the knowledge-based systems for conceptual design. Third, a hybrid optimization method is developed to identify the optimal design of the complex mechanical product. For each design candidate, parameter optimization is conducted to obtain the optimal parameter values. The optimal design solution is identified from all design candidates through configuration optimization. The integrated complex mechanical product design system has been implemented using C# and SOLIDWORKS. Various user interfaces were developed for conducting design activities in modeling, simulation/evaluation and optimization aspects. Communication between the symbolic model in conceptual design and the CAD model in detailed design was achieved through TCP/IP client-server structure and SOLIDWORKS API. A case study has been developed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the newly-introduced design approach.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Imaniyan, D. (2020). Integrated Design of Complex Mechanical Products Considering Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Aspects (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37717
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111879
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Schulich School of Engineering	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.	en_US
dc.subject	Complex mechanical product	en_US
dc.subject	Modeling	en_US
dc.subject	Simulation	en_US
dc.subject	Optimization	en_US
dc.subject	Conceptual design	en_US
dc.subject	Detailed ‎design	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Engineering--Mechanical	en_US
dc.title	Integrated Design of Complex Mechanical Products Considering Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Aspects	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	Engineering – Mechanical & Manufacturing	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary	en_US
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science (MSc)	en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopy	true	en_US