Digital Mock-up as a Virtual Working Environment within the Development Process.

摘要

The need for a reduction of engineering time and cost during the last years made an optimization of the development processes inevitable, In order to defend their market shares, all companies were forced to employ more efficient development methodologies and to bring all their software tools up to date, As a result the CAD world for new projects has essentially changed from the 2D to 3D world, However, from an early stage it became evident that 3D modelling alone was not sufficient to achieve the required benefits, It was realised that only with a sensible administration and steering of all the new 3D data can the advantages of a virtual working environment be fully utilised, The realisation of a Digital Mock-up (DMU) requires design methodologies and processes adopted to the companies needs that will ensure that all data is up to date and of good quality, This presentation will discuss the realisation of a virtual working environment in military aircraft development The DMU world with CATIA, 4D- Navigator and VPM at EADS Military Aircraft in Ottobrunn, Germany is described exemplary.