A conceptual design system of epicyclic gear mechanism based on digital manufacturing

Yang Ping and Zhihua Pei

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2009, vol. 18, issue 3, 262-270

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to develop a basic innovative design system for automatical design of epicyclic gear mechanism. The system is developed based on a complex model by hybridising graph theory and ant algorithm. A computer program was developed in Visual C++. Some examples confirm the validity of the system. Some measures were developed for improving the efficiency based on parameters selection. It builds a basis for intelligent CAD of epicyclic gear mechanism for digital manufacturing.

Keywords: conceptual design; isomorphism identification; epicyclic gear mechanisms; adjacency graph; ant colony; ant algorithm; gear design; graph theory; intelligent CAD; digital manufacturing; intelligent design. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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