Title
Integration of Mechanical CAD and Behavioral Modeling
Abstract
This article introduces the concept of combining both form (CAD models) and behavior (simulation models) of mechatronic system components into component objects. By composing these component objects, designers automatically create a virtual prototype of the system they are designing. This virtual prototype, in turn, can provide immediate feedback about design decisions by evaluating whether the functional requirements are met in simulation. To achieve the composition of behavioral models, we introduce a port-based modeling paradigm where systems consist of component objects and interactions between component objects. To maintain the consistency between the form and behavior of component objects, we introduce parametric relations between these two descriptions. In addition, we develop algorithms that determine the type and parameter values of the interaction models; these models depend on the form of both components that are interacting. The composable simulation environment has been implemented as a distributed system in Java and C++, enabling multiple users to collaborate on the design of a single system.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1109/BMAS.2000.888361
Orlando, FL
Keywords
Field
DocType
virtual prototype,mechatronic system component,behavioral modeling,vhdl-ams,simulation model,simulation-based design,cad model,. mechatronics,functional requirement,single system,design decision,mechanical cad,multi-body simulation,component object,composable simulation environment,behavioral model,computer simulation,cad,distributed processing,feedback,design automation,computational modeling,mechatronics,simulation models,testing,distributed system,behavior modeling
CAD,Functional requirement,Multibody simulation,Computer science,Behavioral modeling,Control engineering,Parametric statistics,VHDL-AMS,Mechatronics,Java,Computer engineering,Distributed computing
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-7695-0893-6
9
1.26
References 
Authors
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
R. Sinha1739.61
Christiaan J. J. Paredis251956.69
Pradeep K. Khosla32449302.78