Increase in the Profitability of Design and Process Planning by Integrated and Graphic Data Processing. Phase I

摘要

The basic concepts of computer aided design systems are reviewed and generalized for application throughout the entire production process. Examples from aerospace technology are illustrated. The principles and operation modes of the selected computer-graphics interactive data-processing and programming system are exposed and its utilization assessed in the fields of lofting, structure analysis, tool design, numerical control programming, process planning and order processing. It is found that a favorable basis is thus created for the development of machine independent programs and interactive methods.