Development Of An Advanced Course In Computer Aided Design Analysis And Prototyping

Leake, Jim

doi:10.18260/1-2--12982

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“…ANSYS is a widely-used software tool for structural, thermal, and fluid flow analysis. Many universities include use of ANSYS [1][2][3][4][5][6] , or a similar finite element package, to some extent in their mechanical engineering curricula. However, a significant amount of time is needed to learn to use a complex finite element package, such as ANSYS.…”

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Ansys Macros For Illustrating Concepts In Mechanical Engineering Courses

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2005 Annual Conference Proceedings

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Finite element analysis (FEA) is a widely used tool in structural analysis. Because of advances in graphics and animation capabilities, commercial FEA programs can be of great benefit in aiding students in understanding concepts in many undergraduate engineering courses. However, although software vendors have made great strides in enhancing the user-friendliness of commercial codes, proper use of complex FEA software still requires significant training and experience. There is typically not time to instruct students in use of FEA software, or in FEA theory, in courses which are not specifically FEA courses. This work builds on previously reported work, and describes a number of macros that have been developed which automate modeling procedures using the FEA code, ANSYS, to easily produce results, and high-level graphical representations of results, related to a range of topics in structural mechanics. Macros have been developed that illustrate concepts in courses such as statics, dynamics, solid mechanics, machine design, and vibrations, with minimal input from the user. No FEA theoretical background is required to use the macros. They can be used by students in stand-alone assignments, or by instructors in in-class demos. Some examples of results that can be generated and graphically depicted are stress contours due to beam bending, stress contours illustrating the stress concentration in the fillet region in a loaded bar with a step diameter change, animated structural vibration mode shapes, and plots of displacement and velocity of a projectile versus time. Inexperienced users can also easily display numerical results in tables generated by the software. Nonlinear solutions can be generated, for instance, in large deflection beam bending problems, to illustrate the fact that standard textbook solutions are only valid within some operating range.

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Ansys Macros For Illustrating Concepts In Mechanical Engineering Courses

Baker¹

2005 Annual Conference Proceedings

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New Inexpensive 3-D Printers Open Doors to Novel Experiential Learning Practices in Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This work describes a set of new inexpensive 3D printers and their applications in experiential learning as part of engineering education encompassing two multidisciplinary undergraduate engineering programs, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering. The work addresses applications of inexpensive 3D printers in support of many engineering and nonengineering courses and activities at our university. Challenges of running a successful 3Dprinter lab are addressed. A number of student projects are described. Based on the shear amount of 3D prints and their quality it can be concluded that the acceptance of this technology is high within the undergraduate engineering student population.

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Development Of An Advanced Course In Computer Aided Design Analysis And Prototyping

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Ansys Macros For Illustrating Concepts In Mechanical Engineering Courses

Ansys Macros For Illustrating Concepts In Mechanical Engineering Courses

New Inexpensive 3-D Printers Open Doors to Novel Experiential Learning Practices in Engineering Education

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