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Reverse Engineering in Mechanical Design

Course Code :
Man 547
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
2.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Assistant Lecturer
Name: Amira Khaled Hasan Mohamed Elkodama
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

• Develop the ability to select the correct techniques for reverse engineering a part. • Develop the ability to select the correct method to rapid prototype a part. • Enrich the understanding of the different techniques for each of the reverse engineering phases.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Reverse Engineering in Mechanical Design

Effect of reversing engineering in mechanical design, Reversed engineering Process, Contact and non-contact 3-D scanning, Procedure for geometric modeling, Fitting of standard and free form surfaces, Identification of other design parameters, Transfer of geometric data to CAD/CAM systems.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Reverse Engineering in Mechanical Design

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Explain the reasoning behind reverse engineering.
2-	Differentiate between reverse engineering and rapid prototyping.
3-	Explain the physics behind contact and non-contact scanners.
4-	Describe the different phases of a reverse engineering process
5-	Identify the different hardware and software required for reverse engineering
6-	Identity the current technologies and materials used for rapid prototyping.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Solve a reverse engineering problem of a part or assembly based on limited information.
2-	Divide the reverse engineering problem of any product into several process steps.
3-	Select the appropriate technique for each reverse engineering process of any product.
4-	Select the proper rapid prototyping method for any product.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Generate the point cloud of a physical part.
2-	Utilize computer aided drafting software to develop the digitized drawing of a physical product from a generated point cloud.
3-	Select the proper reverse engineering process flow for different products
4-	Prepare and present a project technical report.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Work in a group project
2-	Submit on time assignments and project.
3-	Conduct appropriately course project presentation using power point.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Reverse Engineering in Mechanical Design

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Introduction to Reverse Engineering	4	2	2
Spline Interpolation Linear Quadratic Cubic	4	2	2
Methodologies and Techniques for Reverse Engineering Computer-aided Reverse Engineering Computer Vision and Reverse Engineering Structured-light Range Imaging Scanner Pipeline	8	4	4
Reverse Engineering-Hardware and Software Introduction Reverse Engineering Hardware Reverse Engineering Software	8	4	4
Introduction to Rapid Prototyping The Basic Process Current Techniques and Materials Applications	8	4	4
Relationship between reverse engineering and rapid prototyping Introduction The adaptive slicing approach for cloud data modelling Planar Polygon curve construction for a layer Determination of adaptive layer thickness Application Examples	8	4	4
Reverse Engineering in the Automotive Industry Reverse engineering-Workflow for automotive body design Reverse Engineering for better quality Convergence of digital and physical worlds	4	2	2
Reverse Engineering in the Aerospace Industry RE in aerospace-A work in progress Reducing costs of hard tooling Digitizing a NASA space vehicle	4	2	2
Project Follow up	4	0	4
Midterm Exams	4	4	0
Project Presentations	4	2	2