A method to Formalise the Rapid Prototyping Process

Patrice Dubois (1) , Améziane Aoussat (1) , Marc Le Coq (1)

1 LCPI - Laboratoire Conception de Produits et Innovation

Facing the increasing complexity of the product design area, (reduction of cycle times, introduction of simultaneous engineering, introduction of digital mock-up, ... ) a research department which wants to define a rapid prototyping process is confronted to the problem of the tools' choice. Therefore, we will propose in this article, a method allowing to conceive such a process. In a first chapter, we present the rapid prototyping area in the product design environment, in a second chapter we will propose our method illustrated by an industrial case.

Mots clés: Product design; Rapid prototyping; Rapid Manufacturing; additive building; 3D digitizing sensor; digital mock-up; CAD/CAM; cncurrent engineering

Domaines: Matériaux; Analyse fonctionnelle [math.FA]; Vision par ordinateur et reconnaissance de formes [cs.CV]; Génie des procédés

Patrice Dubois, Améziane Aoussat, Marc Le Coq. A method to Formalise the Rapid Prototyping Process. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 1999, 12 (2/3/4/5), pp.245-256. ⟨10.1504/IJCAT.1999.000209⟩. ⟨hal-01071065⟩