A Flexible Concurrent Design System for Rapid Prototype Manufacturing

Engineering Geometry Systems (EGS) will create a system specification for an integrated system for design and fabrication of custom parts for use in hydrodynamics experiments. The requirements of the system will be identified and a design will be proposed which is based on EGS underlying design for manufacturing technology. EGS technology is especially suited for this custom system since it encompasses B-spline feature based geometric modeling, integrated process planning capabilities with CNC code generation, rapid prototyping through stereolithography, and a modular client/server architecture. This technology is based on the Alpha l geometric modeling system, a powerful spling based solid modeling system developed at the University of Utah. This project has involved several million dollars of research investment supplied by contracting organizations including ONR, NSF, and DARPA.