Indicative contents
The following topics will be covered, with approximately equal amounts of time spent on each:

• Describe the role of CAE systems in contemporary product realization processes.
• Identify key trends emerging in the disciplines related to CAE that will have substantial influence over the product realization process.
  
• Define and describe fundamental computer and networking technologies that are used to deploy CAE (CAD/CAM/CAE) systems.
  
• Define fundamental geometric Modelling and computer graphics techniques that are used in CAE systems.
  
• Use CAE software to create clear, concise, and complete engineering models and documents according to current ISO and ANSI standards.
  
• Use three-dimensional CAD techniques to generate wire frame, surface models, and solid models.
  
• Describe the required features and functions of product data management and workflow automation systems.
  
• Describe techniques that can be used to perform conversions of design data between disparate systems.
  
• Define downstream applications that can leverage the CAD geometry database.
   
• Use CAM software to convert CAD data into too paths for Computer Numerical Control machine tools.
  
• Define and describe computer-aided prototyping techniques that can be used to enhance design quality and compress the product development cycle.
  
• Describe methods that can be used to select appropriate CAD/CAM hardware and software systems based on technical and organizational constraints
  

Module Resources

• Essential reading
  
  1. Course notes
     
• Recommended reading
  
  1. MP Groover, Automation, Production Systems and Computer-Aided Manufacturing MP Groover, Prentice Hall 1983
  2. P G Ranky, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Prentice Hall 1986
  3. TC Chang, RA Wysk, H-P Wang , Computer-Aided Manufacturing, , Prentice Hall 1991
  4. Ibrahim Zeid, CAD/CAM Theory and Practice, ISBN: 0-13-018165-X, Prentice Hall, 2000
  5. A Tizzard, Introduction to CAE, McGraw-Hill 1994
  6. K Lee, Addison, Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems, -Wesley 1991, Hall, 2000
     
     
• Journals
  
  1. Computer-Aided Engineering The Independent Resource for CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM Management, COSMOS/Resources - Trade Magazines
     
• Internet Sites
  
  1. www.eds.com,
     
  2. www.catia.com
     
  3. www.parametric.com
     
• Laboratory
  • Hardware: PCs
  • Software : CATIA, CAPMILL, CAPS TURN
  • Software Manual: Online Manuals of CATIA, CAPMILL, CAPSTURN