计算机英语(第三版)-10-10.1作者：刘兆毓、郑家农(普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材).ppt

* * PART Ⅲ APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 10 CAD/CAM/CAE /CIM AND MRP-Ⅱ 10.1 OVERVIEW CHAPTER 10-1 10.1 OVERVIEW MAIN POINT Main point: The purposes of computer aided... The product cycle The synthesis subprocess The analysis subprocess How to construct a prototype Text1 Today’s industries cannot survive worldwide competition unless they introduce new products with better quality (quality, Q), at lower cost (cost, C), and with shorter lead time (delivery, D). Accordingly, they have tried to use the computer’s huge memory capacity, fast processing speed, and user friendly interactive graphics capabilities to automate and tie together otherwise cumbersome and separate engineering or production tasks, thus reducing the time and cost of product development and production [1]. Computer-aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer aided engineering (CAE) are the technologies used for this purpose during the product cycle. 条件状语从句 Text2 Thus, to understand the role of CAD, CAM, and CAE, we need to examine the various activities and functions that must be accomplished in the design and manufacture of a product. These activities and functions are referred to as the product cycle. The product cycle described by Zeid (1991) is presented here with minor modifications, as shown in Fig.10-1. Question1: How can today’s industries survive from worldwide competition? 定语从句 Fig.10-1 Fig.10-1 Product cycle Text3 Question2: Which processes compose the product cycle? As indicated by the boxes bounded by solid lines in Fig.10-1, the product cycle is composed of two main processes: the design process and the manufacturing process. The design process starts from customers’ demands that are identified by marketing personnel and ends with a complete description of the product, usually in the form of a drawing. The manufacturing process starts from the design specifications and ends with shipping of the actual products. 定语从句 Tex