Innovation in Product Design From CAD to Virtual Prototyping
Innovation in Product Design gives an overview of the research fields and achievements in the development of methods and tools for product design and innovation. It presents contributions from experts in many different fields covering a variety of r
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Monica Bordegoni Caterina Rizzi •
Editors
Innovation in Product Design From CAD to Virtual Prototyping
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Monica Bordegoni Dipartimento di Meccanica Politecnico di Milano Via G. La Masa, 1 20156 Milan Italy e-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-0-85729-774-7 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-775-4
Caterina Rizzi Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Università di Bergamo Viale G. Marconi n.5 24044 Dalmine, BG Italy e-mail: [email protected]
e-ISBN 978-0-85729-775-4
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Preface
The advent of computers has changed the practice of engineering forever. No product is designed today without the use of computer-aided design (CAD) technology. This practice, introduced about 40 years ago, has resulted in more reliable products that are less expensive to produce and that are more attractive to potential customers. It has also changed the technical education and the practice of numerous professionals. The idea for this book was born with the aim of giving an overview of the research fields and achievements on methods and tools for product design and innovation. The introduction of computers in engineering is dated back to the 1960s, when computer-based graphic systems were developed with the aim of supporting engineering design, and improving the productivity of engineers. The importance and benefits were strongly recognized by large manufacturing companies, especially those in the automotive and aerospace industries. In 1963 Ivan Sutherland developed his thesis entitled ‘‘Sketchpad: a ManMachine Graphical Communication System’’, which can be considered to be the ancestor of modern CAD tools, as well as a major breakthrough in the development of computer graphics in general. In 1969 he also built the f
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