Introduction on CAE

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Shigleys Design Process

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Product Cycle (CAD/CAM/CAE)

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CAD
Creation, modification, analysis, optimization
Application program for Computer graphics + Design
wireframe model, solid model
Tolerance analysis, mass property calculation
Finite element modeling and analysis
Being able to recognize incorrect results is
important.
Basic Function : Define design geometry
CAD system = Computer aided drafting system +
Geometric modeling system

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History of CAD

General Motors: DAC-1 (prototype of a CADsystem),
CADANCE(70s), CGS(80's)
Lockheed: CADAM,
Macdonnell-Douglas: Unigraphics, CADD
Dasseau: CATIA (60s -70's)

80s IGES(Initial Graphic Exchange Specification)

Computer Aided Drafting --> Computer Aided Design
based on wire frame models, surface models, 3D solid
models (80's)

Design Analysis & Evaluation by FEA
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CAM
Plan, manage, control of manufacturing operations
NC(Numerical Control) is the representative one.
Robot programming for material handling, welding,
assembling, etc.
Automation of the process planning
Group Technology
Feature recognition of feature based modeling
MRP(Material Requirement Planning)

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CAE(1)
Analyze CAD geometry
Simulate, refine, and optimize the design
Kinematic program, large-displacement, dynamic
analysis, etc.
Finite element method
Stress, deformation, heat transfer, fluid flow, magnetic
field, continuous field problem
Abstract model and mesh are required.

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CAE(Future Trend)

Using Abstract model using vague

Mesh generation by Pre-processor
Result presentation by Post-processor
Combination of Optimization and FEM
Evaluate the initial design

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History of CAE

Introduced by Dr. Jasen Lemon in 1980
for example, CAD(Computer Aided Design(Drafting?) +
FE Modeling+FEA+Design

based on graphic display system

stress analysis > FEA

Modeling

FE Analysis(Simulation)

Rapid Prototype

Re-design(Optimization)

Test

motion analysis > multi-body dynamics

flow analysis > FDA

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Types of CAE

Design analysis & evaluation by FEA
: Linear and Nonlinear analysis, Heat transfer and magnetic field analysis,
Fluid flow

Process simulation
:Kinematics, rigid body dynamics, multi body dynamics
forming process simulation
or

MCAE(Mechanical CAE)
structures: linear & non-linear

explicit FEA: forming, crash

multi-body dynamics: simulation

FCAE(Fluid CAE)
heat transfer, Newtonian & Non-Newtonian flow
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 Defects of CAE
time consuming modeling
FEA is difficult to be reflected to design change
few experts and time/money consuming for education

 Extension of CAE
Design analysis & evaluation
+ re-design and optimization + process simulation
The combination of CAD, CAM and CAE is necessary.
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cf) FEM History

60's: Basic FEA for linear elastic structures
1965: US general purpose FE analysis --> NASTRAN
70's: Fluid flow, Non-linear analysis (MSC NASTRAN,
ANSYS..)
80's: Impact problem (DYNA 3D, LS/DYNA), adaptive
FEM
90's: Global-local analysis

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Demands of CAE
1.simplifying FE modeling methods
: CAD linked automatic mesh generation +adaptive FE methods
+meshless FE methods
2. integration for production engineering
3. Modeling takes 70% of CAE
--> The link with CAD is necessary since most pre/post processor of FE
modeling has been developed independently from CAD.
Now, CAD software is absorbing CAE and CAD software must be linked
with FE pre/post processor perfactly.
UNIGRAPHICS and MSC/NASTRAN
SDRC I-DEAS
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