This thesis introduces GENMOD, a collection of subroutines which allow automatic geometric modeling of 3-D models for spatial links or linkages given a minimum amount of information as input. The subroutines utilize the CADCD (CADAM, Inc.) geometry interface software to enter 3-D data directly into the CAD/CAM database. Wire-frame and surface models are produced. Input is accepted from user created files with a standardized format allowing the GENMOD subroutines to be implemented regardless of the synthesis and analysis routines used. The realistic visualization of a mechanism during the synthesis and analysis process can help the mechanism designer to eliminate unacceptable linkage configurations in the early design stages thereby saving time and money. A complete description of the subroutines is provided in addition to sample graphic output. / M.S.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/91056 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | Pennington, Sandra Lynn |
| Contributors | Mechanical Engineering |
| Publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | vii, 184 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 15174543 |
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