High-volume injection molding systems for plastic part production operate under severe thermo-mechanical loading repeated at high production rates. Therefore, premature breakage of hot-work tool steel core inserts directly interrupts production conti...
A motor core is formed by stacking iron sheets on top of each other. Traditionally, there are two stacking methods, riveting and welding, but these two methods will increase iron loss and reduce usage efficiency. The use of resin is the current devel...
The main challenge to face in the development of energy-related products is represented by the adoption of effective design for sustainability strategies that encompasses the adoption of engineering design tools, knowledge collection, and reuse/shari...
The actual process of using a resin to glue can optimize many shortcomings in the basic traditional process of welding a motor core. For example, the use of a resin for gluing can lead to a reduction in iron loss, improve rigidity, reduce processing...
The latest phase of the industrial revolution (Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0) involves a large number of key areas that are crucial to improving the performance of technical systems. Computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering are important...
Technical historical heritage and/or industrial heritage are manifestations of heritage that acquire greater relevance every day, since their study and analysis provide a global vision of their impact on the development of the societies and, also, be...
The use of multi-material forming components makes it possible to produce components adapted to the respective requirements, which have advantages over mono-material components. The necessary consideration of an additional material increases the poss...
This paper reports pedagogical experiences and educational techniques in the field of Mechanics of Structures (Mechanical Engineering degree), resorting to computational tools. Several aspects are addressed, covering CAD (Computer-Aided Design) model...
The use of Topology Optimization techniques has seen a great development since the last decade. The principal contributor to this trend is the widespread use of Additive Manufacturing technologies to effectively build complex and performant structure...
This article introduces an innovative application of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) (Visual Basic macro language) developed in CATIA (Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application), computer-aided manufacturing and engineering design...
The aim of this research work was to develop and experimentally validate tools to support the design and manufacture of systems that recover electrical energy from mechanical vibrations using non-classical composite piezoelectric transducers. For thi...
Computer-aided design (CAD) has become an integral part of engineering education, particularly for those studying mechanical engineering. By providing practical skills that are highly valued in the engineering industry, proficiency in CAD systems enh...
This article addresses the issue of educating engineering students with the knowledge and skills of Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM). In particular, three carefully designed tutorials—cutting tool offsetting, tool-path generati...
This study investigates a heavy-duty CNC machine tool crossbeam casting manufactured by a leading heavy machine tool producer. A numerical simulation model for the demolding process was developed using proprietary Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) sof...
Computer-Aided Biomimetics (CAB) tools aim to support the integration of relevant biological knowledge into biomimetic problem-solving processes. Specific steps of biomimetic processes that require support include the identification, selection and ab...
In the design optimization of robot arms, the use of simulation technologies for modeling and optimizing the objective functions is still challenging. The difficulty is not only associated with the large computational cost of high-fidelity structural...
Diabetic Retinopathy is the most prevalent cause of avoidable vision impairment, mainly affecting the working-age population in the world. Recent research has given a better understanding of the requirement in clinical eye care practice to identify b...
Radial Basis Functions (RBFs), since their inception in the 1960s, have emerged as a key tool in digital engineering applications. As interpolators in multidimensional spaces, RBFs play a crucial role both in generic data science problems and in 3D s...
With the ever-increasing population and historic highest energy demand, the energy efficiency of buildings is becoming crucial. Architectural firms are moving from traditional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to BIM. However, nearly 40% of the energy cons...
Triangular mesh surface representation is widely adopted in geometric design and reverse engineering applications. However, in high-precision Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, significant limitations persist in automated Computer-Aided Manu...
The resources of modern Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software provide engineers with powerful mechanisms that can be used to investigate numerous machining processes with satisfying results. Nevertheless, the success of a simulation, especially in t...
The integration of automated tools in engineering education has the potential to improve student assessments, ensuring consistency and reducing instructor workload. This study introduces a Python-based automation tool designed to evaluate student Com...
Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) have become safe and effective tools for therapeutic in vivo gene drug delivery. Among many AAV serotypes, AAV2 is the most well-characterized. Although many studies have been carried out on the engineering of the caps...
This paper aims to collect in a structured manner different computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools especially developed for additive manufacturing (AM) that maximize the capabilities of this technology regarding product development. The flexibility o...
Internet of Things (IoT) is characterized by a system of interconnected devices capable of communicating with each other to carry out specific useful tasks. The connection between these devices is ensured by routers distributed in a network. Optimizi...
In the course of studying automatic control for students majoring in Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Python has become the dominant language in artificial intelligence and machine learning as an essential tool for the analysis and design of aut...
The use of computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools has become essential in modern design processes, significantly streamlining mechanical design tasks. The integration of optimization algorithms further enhances these processes by facilitating studies...
The emergence of computer-aided design (CAD) has propelled the evolution of the sheet metal engineering field. Sheet metal design software tools include parameters associated to the part’s forming process during the pattern drawing calculation. Curre...
The objective of this study was to model an adsorption column bed with biomass residues using computational software to remove Pb (II) at the industrial level and analyse the effects of parametric variation. For this purpose, several simulations of t...
Current demands on quality are the engine of searching for new progressive materials which should ensure enough durability in real conditions. Due to their mechanical properties, however, they cannot be applied to conventional machining methods. In r...
This experimental study defines the usage of a computer-aided surgical simulation process that is effective, safe, user-friendly, and low-cost, that achieves a detailed and realistic representation of the anatomical region of interest. The chosen too...
Graph-based design languages have received increasing attention in the research community, because they offer a promising approach to address several major issues in engineering, e.g., the frequent manual data transfer between computer-aided design (...
Over the last few decades, computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools have been developed and improved in order to ensure a short time-to-market in the chip design business. Up to now, these design tools do not yet support an integrated design strategy f...
Thermoplastic extrusion, a widely used method for processing thermoplastic materials, requires precise temperature control to ensure product quality. However, existing computer-aided engineering tools often oversimplify the temperature distribution c...
The paper examines intelligent sensor and sensor system development according to the Common Criteria methodology, which is the basic security assurance methodology for IT products and systems. The paper presents how the development process can be sup...
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) plays a critical role in modern engineering education by supporting technical accuracy and fostering innovation in design. This study compares the performance of beginner CAD users employing general-purpose AutoCAD 2025 wi...
Wind turbines (WT) are a clean renewable energy source that have gained popularity in recent years. Gearboxes are complex, expensive, and critical components of WT, which are subject to high maintenance costs and several stresses, including high load...
Engineering design is a knowledge intensive activity for both new and mature technical systems, such as mechanical transmissions. However, design knowledge is often transferred with conservative and unstructured approaches, although knowledge managem...
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools play an indispensable role in the vehicle development process. However, it is difficult to accurately predict the relationships and behavior of automotive bodies in vehicle crashes owing to high-order nonlineari...
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become an important tool in the field of tissue engineering and its further development will lead to completely new clinical possibilities. The ability to create tissue scaffolds with controllable characteristics,...
This study focused on the middle-pressure jet grouting method, which has a complicated development mechanism for the columnar soil-improved body, with the aim of establishing a computer-aided engineering (CAE) system that can simulate the performance...
Aluminum alloys are among the most widely used materials in demanding industries such as aerospace, automotive or food packaging and, therefore, it is essential to predict the behavior and properties of each component. Tools based on artificial intel...
The design and development of synthetic biology applications in a workflow often involve connecting modular components. Whereas computer-aided design tools are picking up in synthetic biology as in other areas of engineering, the methods for verifyin...
3D bioprinting has emerged as a key tool in tissue engineering by facilitating the creation of customized scaffolds with properties tailored to specific needs. Among the design parameters, porosity stands out as a determining factor, as it directly i...
In this paper, the integration of the dynamic behavior of the flywheel system into the load simulation tool OpenFAST is presented. The flywheel system enables a wind turbine to vary the inertia of its rotor blades to control the power production and,...
Prototyping physical artifacts is a fundamental activity for both product development in industrial and engineering design domains and the development of digital fabrication skills. Prototyping is also essential for human-centric problem-solving in d...
In recent years, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has transformed the development of new products, enabling more efficient, sustainable, and creative solutions across multiple sectors. Accordingly, this research explores the integration of Selective Laser...
This paper aims to evaluate the usability and user experience of ad hoc augmented reality systems in the learning experience of mechanical engineering students, focusing on fluid machinery education. Three mobile augmented reality applications were d...
The computer-aided design of fruits are used for different purposes, e.g., to determine mechanical properties by applying engineering simulations, to design postharvest equipment, and to study the natural changes related to the topology. This paper d...
This paper presents a novel platform for automated self-paced learning in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) courses within engineering education. The platform fully automates the entire learning cycle, including exercise generation, submission, scheduling,...
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