...J. Norberto Pires; Carlos Ye Zhu Purpose This paper aims to introduce, in a tutorial form, a collection of procedures, tools and applications that can be used to explore robotics fundamentals and automatically generate kinematic and dynamic models from computer-aided design (CAD) packages...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Force CAD 3D Manipulation with Force Feedback Keywords: Force, CAD Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. USAPatent number:US5,973,678Publication date: 26 October 1999Title: Method and System for Manipulating a Three-Dimensional...

... to the complex geometry of free‐form surfaces. In this paper, a CAD‐guided paint gun trajectory generation system for free‐form surfaces has been developed. The system utilizes the CAD information of a free‐form surface to be painted and a paint gun model to generate a paint gun trajectory to satisfy the paint...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Automation CAD New design software for Modular Automation Keywords: Automation, CAD Modular Automation, the assembly automation company from Birmingham, has recently adopted the CATIA V5 platform for engineering design (Plate 2). The new...

...Weihua Sheng; Ning Xi; Mumin Song; Yifan Chen This paper presents a new method to automate robot motion planning in automotive manufacturing environments. A general framework is developed for CAD‐guided robot motion planning. The problem is formulated as a constraint‐satisfying problem of tool...

...Joris S.M. Vergeest; Johan W.H. Tangelder Describes the application of an industrial robot to the rapid prototyping of 3D CAD‐defined products. Outlines the equipment and the major software issues of the fully automatic offline generation of the robot instructions. Presents performance, limitations...