05-06 July, 2012 - Istanbul, Turkey
Reverse Engineering
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Markus Merkel
                   Aalen University, Germany

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Within the traditional engineering process typical milestones are named as design, prototyping, manufacturing or quality assurance. Within the virtual engineering process all steps are implemented as a software tool. The reverse engineering process covers all those areas but with another order. Often computer tomography or optical scanning techniques are used to digitalize an existing hardware component. The main objective is to generate an intelligent CAD-model out of the set of millions unrelated points.
Traditional software tools provide models with limited functionality. State-of-the-art tools allow surface and volume recreation with all features needed for a flexible CAD-model. A parameter based model is obligatory for any CAX- optimization process.
The reverse engineering process is demonstrated by several examples taken from different areas like mechanical and medical engineering or plastic arts. A detailed description is given for raw data and cad model generation, CAE-simulation and rapid prototyping.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
The course is aimed at engineers/scientists who are involved in the (re)-modelling of components or structures on the basis of measured data. Participants are assumed to have basic knowledge of 3D CAD modelling and structural mechanics. Some knowledge of numerical simulation is an advantage, but not essential, as an overview as will be included in the course.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Engineering Process
- Reverse Engineering
- Raw data acquisition (e.g. computer tomography,
  3D-Scanning)
- CAX: software and hardware
- Engineering applications
- Literature