Systems and methods for automated bracket design
US5689435A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A design system for designing brackets for gas turbine engines is described. The system may be implemented with a computer workstation and includes a part model library and a drawing note library. The computer workstation is configured to receive a bracket model in electronic form as input and has a number of executable modules stored therein. The system outputs a bracket master model and detail drawings. In one embodiment, the modules include a bracket intelligence builder module for generating intelligence data for the bracket model, a bracket unfolding module for unfolding a bracket model to a flat pattern, a bracket folding module to fold a bracket flat pattern, and a bracket minimum material check module to check for minimum distances between bracket pattern features. Other modules also are described and may form a elements of the system.
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