Tsung-Pin Yeh
Judy M. Vance
Iowa Center for Emerging Manufacturing Technology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
High Performance Computing Symposium Proceedings, Boston, MA, The Society for Computer Simulation International, San Diego, CA, pp. 317-322, April, 1998.
Abstract
The objective of this research is to explore the use of virtual reality techniques for sensitivity-based structural shape design optimization in a synthetic environment. The design tool developed in this research allows the designer to interactively modify design parameters and obtain an optimal shape of a structural system in a timely manner. The combination of using natural human motions to alter design parameters and the ability to view stereo images of the optimal shape of these models in a three-dimensional virtual space allows the designer to interactively examine design changes and determine their effects on product performance.
An image showing the design environment. For a more information on this project, refer to the Research Project: Shape Design with Stress Constraint Considerations in a Virtual Environment.
