Duration: 18 weeks (First and Second Terms)
Number of lectures per week: 5 hours per week
Assessment:
End-of-year Examination: One 3-hour examination (80%) and course work (20%)
Description:
Design is considered to be an interactive process involving
specification, synthesis, presentation, analysis, evaluation and
modification. Computers are central to engineering and the design of
complex machines, structures and processes relies upon modern high
speed computers. Computer-Aided Design(CAD) is concerned with the
provision and use of a number of carefully chosen computer-based tools
and techniques intended to facilitate and possibly automate the work
of the designer.
The objective of this course (3D4 and 4D4) is to equip the students with the fundamental understanding of the major elements of CAD and related areas including design, computer graphics, geometric modelling, simulation, robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence. The course concentrates on the bridge between theory and its practice and is a good preparation for a career that may span several specialisms.
Illumination and Sensors
Image Acquisition and Representation
Digital Image Processing
Image Segmentation
Image Analysis
Homogeneous Transformations
Kinematics and the Inverse Kinematic Solution
Integrated Robot Vision Systems
Path Planning
Manufacturing
Discrete and Continuous Systems
Modelling methodology, Verification and Validation of models
Discrete system simulation, Simulation languages
Collection and analyses of simulation results
Introduction to animated graphical simulations
Introduction to Expert simulation systems
Solid modelling theory
Solid modelling representation schemes (Boundary, CSG,etc)
Solid modelling systems
Increasing the intelligence of solid modelling systems
*Some changes in the above syllabi can be expected every year.
Jun 10, 1998