Parametric modeling method for truss structures

ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2002

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 759-767

  Wang, Hongqing ^a   Rosen, David W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parametric modeling; Rapid prototyping; Truss structures

Indexed keywords

BEZIER SURFACE; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; LARGE PARTS; PARAMETRIC MODELING; PART SURFACE; SOLID-MODELING; TRUSS STRUCTURE; TRUSS STRUCTURES; SOLID MODEL;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; BUCKLING; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING; INTERPOLATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TRUSSES;

EID: 85037354199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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