Judy M. Vance
Assistant Professor
Member ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
NSF Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation Grantees Meeting Proceedings, La Jolla, CA, January 4-6, 1995, pp. 75-76.
Abstract
The objective of this research is to develop a technique that allows a designer to play an active role in the design optimization process. This will be accomplished by combining fast optimization methods, based on sensitivity analysis, with virtual reality techniques to provide an interactive method for design optimization. Fast optimization methods are needed to allow large design problems to be investigated in an interactive time frame. Virtual reality techniques provide an interactive environment for the designer to investigate multiple design changes. Keeping the designer active in the design process allows insights that have been gained from experience to be incorporated into the optimization process, resulting in better designs achieved in a timely manner.
