Abstract
Nowadays, mechanism design is no longer a process based on pen and paper. Due to the increased complexity of mechanisms, a more effective proceeding is required. Since the appearance of increasingly powerful computers, the number of software tools for mechanism design had likewise increased. This huge number of software solutions can be divided into two categories—geometric software products and dedicated mechanism design software. Since most of these software solutions have disadvantages concerning the function range or usability, a new software product is under development by the Institute of Mechanism Theory, Machine Dynamics and Robotics (IGMR) of RWTH Aachen University. The consideration of new software engineering methods and software design processes allow a continuous implementation of functionalities that are not yet state of the art. One of these functionalities is the combination of analytical and numerical approaches within the kinematical analysis of planar mechanisms. Besides presenting the combination of analytical and numerical approaches, this paper will further outline the motivation to develop a new software solution. In addition, the software architecture as well as the software engineering process will be described.
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Corves, B., Huesing, M., Müller, M. (2021). A Model-View-Controller-Based Software Approach for the Interactive Design of Planar Mechanisms. In: Sen, D., Mohan, S., Ananthasuresh, G. (eds) Mechanism and Machine Science. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4477-4_18
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