Abstract
During the computer-aided design of assemblies, or of single objects composed of primitive elements, the positions of their constituent parts must be determined. These parts can be positioned absolutely in terms of some coordinate system, or relatively in terms of the relationships or constraints that implicitly exist between their constituents. Despite having many advantages, the latter approach presents computational problems which have resulted in its limited acceptance. The paper describes a system which uses techniques from computer algebra to avoid these problems, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages.
Keywords
geometric constraints; Gröbner basis; computer algebra; variational geometry; nonlinear equations; Newton-Raphson method; polynomial systems
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Alasdair Buchanan received a BA in mathematics and physics from the Open University, UK, in 1980. His post-graduate research, in the theory of relativity, was with the Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, UK, from which he received an MPhil in 1989. In 1985, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leeds as part of the Geometric Modelling Project under a 2-year IBM fellowship, after which he stayed with the group until 1991. His research interests include constraint-based design, design optimization, assembly modelling, and multidimensional solid modelling.
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Alan de Pennington received a BSc, an MSc and a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He was appointed as professor of computer-aided engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK, in 1984. As a program director for the US National Science Foundation in 1986/87, he contributed to the establishment of a new Division of Design, Manufacturing and Computer Integrated Engineering. He cofounded the UK CADCAM Data Exchange Technical Centre in 1986. His research interests include modelling in the design process, product-data engineering-systems integration.
AbstractDuring the computer-aided design of assemblies, or of single objects composed of primitive elements, the positions of their constituent parts must be determined. These parts can be positioned absolutely in terms of some coordinate system, or relatively in terms of the relationships or constraints that implicitly exist between their constituents. Despite having many advantages, the latter approach presents computational problems which have resulted in its limited acceptance. The paper describes a system which uses techniques from computer algebra to avoid these problems, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages.Keywordsgeometric constraints; Gröbner basis; computer algebra; variational geometry; nonlinear equations; Newton-Raphson method; polynomial systems∗Alasdair Buchanan received a BA in mathematics and physics from the Open University, UK, in 1980. His post-graduate research, in the theory of relativity, was with the Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, UK, from which he received an MPhil in 1989. In 1985, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leeds as part of the Geometric Modelling Project under a 2-year IBM fellowship, after which he stayed with the group until 1991. His research interests include constraint-based design, design optimization, assembly modelling, and multidimensional solid modelling.∗∗Alan de Pennington received a BSc, an MSc and a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He was appointed as professor of computer-aided engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK, in 1984. As a program director for the US National Science Foundation in 1986/87, he contributed to the establishment of a new Division of Design, Manufacturing and Computer Integrated Engineering. He cofounded the UK CADCAM Data Exchange Technical Centre in 1986. His research interests include modelling in the design process, product-data engineering-systems integration.
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