Pre-requisite: 70350/70370/64623
This unit is structured around a CAD/CAM/CAE facility and will provide students with an understanding of the operation and limitations of CAE systems, and provide the basic techniques and methods used in computer aided engineering. Material presented will include - the architecture of CAE systems, numerical methods, computer graphics, engineering methods of CAE, optimisation, parametric modelling, technical information management system. The advantage of CAE process is demonstrated by several engineering assignments that students must complete on the CAE facility throughout the semester, including the design and manufacture of parts by modern technologies such as stereolithography and/or CNC machining.