Patent ID: 6560500
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A61F,G05B,G06F,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an object having a potential {x} that is generated in response to a field {f} applied thereto, the method comprising:(a) generating a computerized mathematical model of the object by discretizing a geometric model of the object into a plurality of finite elements and specifying values for the field {f} and potential {x} relative to the finite elements; (b) calculating a material property matrix [k] based on the relationship {f}=[k]{x}; (c) extracting material property coefficients from the material property matrix [k] for each finite element in the computerized mathematical model; (d) comparing the extracted material property coefficients to material property coefficients for known materials to match the extracted material property coefficients to the material property coefficients for known materials; (e) determining at least one material for the object and a manufacturing process for manufacturing the material based on the matched material property coefficients; (f) modifying the computerized mathematical model of the object based on the determined material and manufacturing process; (g) repeating (b) through (d) based on the modified computerized mathematical model; (h) determining manufacturing parameters for manufacturing the object based on the matched material property coefficients obtained by the repeating of (b) through (d); and (i) controlling manufacturing equipment in accordance with the manufacturing parameters determined in (h) to thereby manufacture the object.