Principles of Cad/Cam/CAE Systems - Brossura

Kunwoo Lee is professor at the School of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He previously was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research specializes in geometric modeling and its application to design and manufacturing automation. The author can be contacted directly at kunwoo@cad.snu.ac.kr and http://www.cad.snu.ac.kr.

An Introduction to CAD/CAM/CAE is a timely text with coverage of many modern topics, including: rapid prototyping, virtual engineering, NT-based solid modeling systems, and Web-related issues. This book provides balanced coverage of CAD/CAM (with slightly more emphasis on CAD topics) and bonus coverage of computer-aided engineering (CAE). This book's emphasis on the integration of three related disciplines-CAD, CAM, and CAE-makes it a great theoretical introduction to all subjects from geometric representation to the most sophisticated CAE subjects. Many illustrations and references ground the theory in practical examples.

The book also features a unique illustration of the whole product development process through a practical case study that gives readers a clear idea how CAD, CAM, and CAE systems are integrated to accelerate the product development process.

This book is carefully targeted toward today's students; topics are introduced in a concise, efficient manner, with mathematical terminology that is kept to a minimum. A background in programming, calculus, and matrix and vector algebra is helpful when using this text.