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Research activities at the Chair of Engineering Design and CAD

By gathering and extending approaches of design methodology, additive manufacturing and applied computer science, the chair creates the foundations for future technological tools for computer-aided development. A holistic perspective of the respective development fields in the product development process constitute the following thematic fields and the main research focus of the Chair :

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Areas of Research

Product Lifecycle Management

Product lifecycle management is a strategy for comprehensive, enterprise-wide management and control of all product data and processes throughout the product life cycle – from product development and manufacturing through the use of the product, extending to the disassembly and recycling. Making use of processes, methods and tools, product lifecycle management allows for setting up an environment which enables a provision of production information at the right time, quality, order and at the right place.

Advanced Geometric Modeling and Analysis

The research group deals with research topics on advanced methods of geometry synthesis and analysis. These include generative design processes with a focus on algorithmic and simulation-based methods. There are also interfaces to other scientific disciplines (simulation, lightweight construction, chemical plant engineering, biology, medicine, etc.) in order to meet the respective development and process requirements. Another area of research concerns modern geometry analysis methods. Analysis techniques of reverse engineering with the basic process techniques of geometry digitization up to reverse engineering are considered.

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality denotes the realistic presentation of digital, functional prototypes, as well as the realistic interaction with these. At the Chair of Virtual Product Development models and tools are developed, in order to experience and test product models of high quality. Examples are high-quality spatial visualisation, complementation of visualisation with sound, haptic, force-feedback and interaction techniques.

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