ME6104 - Computer-Aided Design
Instructor: Prof. Yan Wang
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Text Book:
Michael E. Mortenson, Geometric Modeling, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1997
References:
Requicha, A.A.G. "Geometric Modeling: A First Course", available as PDF
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| Topics |
Intro to Geometric Modeling
Homogeneous Coordinates, Transformation
Solid Modeling (CSG, Euler-Poincare formula, Euler Operators)
Parametric Surfaces (Hermite, Bezier, B-spline)
Implicit Surfaces (R-function, Offset, Metamorphosis)
Intro to Computational Geometry (Minkowski sum, Voronoi diagram)
Artificial Intelligence for Design (Constraint Satisfaction Problem, Design Optimization, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning)
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| Example Projects |
Virtual assembly of gearbox with python (by Yuanlai Zhou and Chong Ye)
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Power crust surface reconstruction (by Daniel Bodamer and Arpit Patel)
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Hyper-CAD to model and visualize 4D geometries (by Dehao Liu, Yanglong Lu, and William Martin)
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Half-edge data structure in Matlab (by Fiona Wong and Suze Zhang)
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Interactive end mill design tool (by John Miers, Zhiyu Wang, and Max Praniewicz)
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Automatic de-featuring for CAD models (by Ryan Gaylo)
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Modeling lumbar vertebrae with structured implicit surfaces (by VishnuVardhan BusiReddy and Cole Wright)
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Reconstruct vascular structure using B-spline parametric surfaces (by Ryan Gilbert and Minliang Liu)
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