Most research done to date on software maintenance has been focused mainly on the evolution of legacy systems based on obsolete technologies. However, the use of more recent yet evolving technologies, like component-based techniques, also raise various issues about software comprehension and evolution. In particular, current industrial-strength component models like COM are based on many techni...

Determining the real behavior of the windshield wiper mechanisms is a priority in the design stage since the emergence of the computer graphic simulation. The paper attempts to analyze and simulate the windshield wiper systems by using a complex virtual prototyping platform, which integrates specific software solutions for realizing the 3D solid model (CATIA), modeling the MBS mechanical model ...

In this paper design and fabrication of compact fluidized bed gasifier with increased gas – solid interaction is proposed for automotive vehicle. The aim of the design is generate a nitrogen (N2) free product gas with low tars and fines content. Firstly a compact size gasifier with fluidized bed is designed and after that it fabricated. Design was done with the help of CATIA design/modeling sof...

This paper describes a constructive procedure aimed at developing a CAD/CAE/ CAM system for designing the reflector of an automobile headlight for a given light intensity distribution on the target (road), considering the styling of modern passenger cars. A design concept is described in which the reflector alone produces the specified illumination pattern. Consider a reflector system consistin...

In the present paper, the modal analysis on a full finite element model of an off-road vehicle. This vehicle was modeled in the CATIA software and then meshed in the HYPERMESH software. The free vibration analysis was conducted by the ABAQUS software. By applying an external displacement, the forced vibration analysis was also performed. As a result, natural frequencies and shape modes were ext...

The objective of the present study is to determine better eye end design of a mono leaf spring used in light motor vehicle. A conventional 65Si7 spring steel leaf spring model with standard eye, casted and riveted eye end are considered. The CAD model of the leaf springs is prepared in CATIA and analyzed using ANSYS. The standard eye, casted and riveted eye leaf springs are subjected to similar...

Object manipulation is a basic task in robotics and automation. Active manipulation by grasp is conventional approach in object manipulation. However, in many cases, grasp-less manipulation can be beneficial in terms of cost, minimalism and extension of workspace. On the other hand passive mechanisms are advantageous from the energy saving viewpoint. In this paper we combine these ideas to deve...

We give a short introduction to an heuristic to nd automorphisms in a graph such as axial, central or rotational symmetries. Using technics of factorial analysis, we embed the graph in an Euclidean space and try to detect and interpret the geometric symmetries of of the embedded graph. 1. Introduction Testing whether a graph has any axial (rotational, central, respectively) symmetry is a NP-com...

In the measurement process, there are many parameters affecting the measurement results: the influence of the probe system [3,5,7,15,10,16,17,19,21], material stiffness of measured workpiece [7], the calibration of the probe with a reference sphere [3], the thermal effects [14]. We want to obtain the limits of a measurement methodology to be able to validate a result. The study is applied to a ...