VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING OF SELF-OPTIMIZING MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS
DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2004
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Gausemeier, J.; Müller, W.; Paelke, V.; Bauch, J.; Shen, Q.; Radkowski ,R.
Section: DESIGN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Page(s): 219 - 224
Abstract
Future mechatronic products will comprise configurations of solution elements with an inherent partial intelligence. The complexity of these systems and the necessity to efficiently analyze and explore a large number of potential behavior patterns requires the creation of new development methods and tools. In this paper we introduce a new concept for the solution element based design and analysis of self-optimizing systems. Our tool uses virtual reality, simulation and visualization techniques to facilitate a more intuitive approach to virtual prototyping in the conceptual design phase.
Keywords: mechatronic systems, self-optimization, virtual prototyping