Application of similitude techniques to functional testing of rapid prototypes

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-13

  Dutson, Alan J ^a   Wood, Kristin L ^a   Beaman, Joseph J ^a   Crawford, Richard H ^a   Bourell, David L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; PRODUCT DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FUNCTIONAL TESTING; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPES;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0037247297     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540310455593     Document Type: Article

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