Virtual Assembly with Flexible Parts
With encouragement from the automotive industry, Mimic is investigating the application of its software and hardware technology to flexible parts modeling and assembly. An important element of engineering design is planning for the assembly of a complex system. Haptic devices lend themselves to this application as they allow users to test 3D manipulation of objects and feel a force response when objects collide. However, the modeling of systems with a large number of parts can become computationally challenging. This problem is further complicated when flexible parts are included in the system.
Mimic’s real-time FE modeling is ideally suited for representing common flexible parts, such as hoses, cables and fasteners. Mimic’s proprietary collision detection algorithms enable interaction between large numbers of parts in a single scene. Coupled with 3D manipulation and force feedback provided by Mimic’s haptic hardware, Mimic hopes to prove an elegant solution to this complex problem.
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