System and method for designing a component
US6741899B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system 10 for designing an automotive component such as an air induction tube 22. A CAD system 18 receives certain programmable parameters 14 and a user selected integer value 16 by way of a user interface 12, and generates a tube design 22 having a number of curved portions which is equal to the integer value 16. Each portion the resulting tube 22 is independently programmable or modifiable, thereby providing a designer with a large degree of flexibility in altering the design and/or configuration of tube 22 without having to redesign an entirely new tube.
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