Reverse engineering using a knowledge-based approach

Alexandre Durupt (1) , Sébastien Remy (2) , Guillaume Ducellier (2) , Philippe Pouille (1)

1 Roberval - Roberval
2 LASMIS - Laboratoire des Systèmes Mécaniques et d'Ingénierie Simultanée

This paper focuses on Reverse Engineering (RE) domain in mechanical design. RE is an activity which consists of creating a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model from a 3D point cloud. The CAD models obtained using modern software applications are generally 'frozen' (i.e. a set of free form surfaces or a set of geometrical features in a manifold static model). Redesigning activities of these models are thus impossible. This paper proposes Knowledge-Based Reverse Engineering (KBRE), an approach which combines knowledge-based engineering with classical approaches in RE. The combination allows us to obtain a dynamic model (i.e. a set of manufacturing and design features with constraints, parameters, rules and relationships). A redesigning activity is then possible from this type of model.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]

Alexandre Durupt, Sébastien Remy, Guillaume Ducellier, Philippe Pouille. Reverse engineering using a knowledge-based approach. International Journal of Product Development, 2014, 19 (1/2/3), pp.113. ⟨10.1504/IJPD.2014.060045⟩. ⟨hal-02967272⟩