Contents

Preface

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Nomenclatures

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1 Introduction

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1.1 Historical Overview

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1.2 Objective of the Research

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1.3 Organization of the Dissertation

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2 Data Representation for Machine Tool Models

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2.1 Introduction

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2.2 Classification of Solid Modeling Methods

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2.3 Representation of Machine Tool Models

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2.4 Establishment of a Primitive Library

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2.5 Hardware Constitutions

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2.6 Concluding Remarks

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3 Product Modeling System for Machine Tool Design

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3.1 Introduction

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3.2 Design Process of Machine Tools

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3.3 Requirements for Product Modeling System

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3.4 Development of Product Modeling System

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3.5 Case Studies

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3.6 Concluding Remarks

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4 Dynamic FEM Mesh Generation for CAD/CAE

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4.1 Introduction

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4.2 Classification of Mesh Generation Methods

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4.3 Concept of Dynamic FEM Mesh Generation

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4.4 CBC Substitution Approach

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4.5 Application of CBC Substitution Approach to Machine Tool Models

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4.6 Case Studies

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4.7 Concluding Remarks

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5 Thermal Analysis Based on CBC Substitution Approach

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5.1 Introduction

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5.2 Formulation of Thermal Analysis

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5.3 Temperature Distribution Analysis

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5.4 Discussions

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5.5 Concluding Remarks

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6 Conclusions

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Bibliography

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Acknowledgements

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