Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing software (CAD/CAM) allows engineers, architects, and designers to create conceptual drawings for assessment and approval. Since both CAD and CAM ...

After radically transforming the world of design and production in sectors such as automotive and aerospace, robotics is now entering the construction sector. That is why École des Ponts ParisTech, a ...

Computer-aided engineering software (CAE) is used in engineering, analysis and manufacturing. There are many different types for products. Examples include CAE software for stress analysis, thermal ...

Besides cost and quality, time to market has become an increasingly significant factor in the success of a product. An important contributor to product development cycles is the time required to make ...

The manufacturing world is undergoing a profound transformation based on new design technologies that couple 3D representations of highly complex structures with artificial intelligence, model-based ...

Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...