Introduce the design patterns used in mechanical deisign, focus on Bottom-Up, Top-Down, Mixed and Module design. Hope my personal understanding can give those Mechanical designers some hints in their daily work. And I believe, right design pattern can help you greatly reduce your daily work.Thanks, Robin!
2. Definition of Design Pattern
• A design pattern in architecture and computer science is a
formal way of documenting a solution to a design problem in
a particular field of expertise.
• The idea was introduced by the architect Christopher Alexander in the field of
architecture[1] and has been adapted for various other disciplines, including
computer science.[2]
3. 4 Design Patterns, we want to talk …
• Bottom-Up
• Top-Down
• Mixed
• Module design
4. Demos will be used…
• Gear Box design…
• Auto design…/Bicycle design…
• Auto Engine design…
6. Gear Box ---- Bottom-Up
• Design Object:
1. Power Transmission
2. Torque
3. Revolution Speed
4. And etc…
7. Gear Box ---- Bottom-Up
• Design Method
1. Engineering calculation
2. Engine selection
3. Transmission series planning
4. Transmission ratio and gear pairs planning
5. Gear Box general design
6. And etc…
8. Gear Box ---- Bottom-Up
• Mechanical design with CAD tool
1. Gears, shafts, gear box ---- components
2. Gear pairs and shaft ---- sub-assembly
3. Sub-assembly and gear box ---- top assembly
9. Gear Box ---- Bottom-Up
• Summary:
We do it from bottom to top…
It’s the traditional design pattern for most of
mechanical design conditions.
And etc…
Welcome your input!
11. Bicycle design ---- Top-Down
• Design Object:
1. A bicycle shown in above slide…
2. Fashion…
3. Easy to driving…
4. And etc…
All above objects are not quite clear, but we know we
need a good bicycle.
12. Bicycle design ---- Top-Down
• Design method
1. Pencil sketch the architecture of the bicycle
14. Bicycle design ---- Top-Down
• Design method [NX ---- Demo CAD tool]
3. From then on, Top-Down design method will
be used to design the main parts of this bicycle.
WAVE Geometry Link and WAVE
15. Bicycle design ---- Top-Down
• Design method [NX ---- Demo CAD tool]
4. After we created almost all components on
assembly environment, we got the bicycle, and
finished our design.
16. Bicycle design ---- Top-Down
• Summary:
We do it from Top assembly to each
components…
We do it from the concept that we need a good
bicycle.
And etc…
Welcome your input!
22. Auto design ---- We do it now
• As we get the industrial design model, we will
divide it into different modules to do detail
design. Until now, we use Top-Down design
pattern in Auto design.
• In fact for Auto design in module, such as new
engine, we will use Bottom-Up. Obviously, we
will use mixed design pattern in the Auto
Design period.
• What’s your comments?
23. Auto Engine Design ---- Module Design
• For a certain auto type, it always has different
engines installed. How we do auto engine
design? We will use some slides to describe
module design.
24. Auto Engine Design ---- Module Design
• When we talked about module design, we
talked about selection more than that of
design.
• For this type of issues, we always have clear
input and output.
25. Auto Engine Design ---- Module Design
• Auto engine selection:
• Size of the Engine <= Space left for Engine
• Power of the Engine should be suitable to the size
of the auto
• Gasoline usage should obey local law
• And etc…
• With all above conditions, we can only pick out 3
or 5 types of engine suit to this type of auto.
26. Auto Engine Design ---- Module Design
• When we talked about module design, we
talked about series design than that of part
design.
• For example belt pulley of auto engine, we
always use parametric design for the diameter
and width of the pulley.
27. Auto Engine Design ---- Module Design
• Belt pulley parametric design:
• Different size of pulley
• Different ratio of pulley pair
• Suit to different working conditions
• With parametric design, this type of pulley can
be used in many types of auto engine and
meet their different requirements.
28. Summary
• It’s a short introduction of design patterns
used in Mechanical. It may not contain all
design patterns, and may not cover all the
fields of mechanical design.
• With this slide, if you can get some hints of
design pattern and use it to review your daily
working, then it deservers.
• Welcome your input!