MCAD - ECAD INTEGRATION

Mechatronic systems encompass a wide range of
disciplines and hence the development process for
mechatronic system is collaborative in nature.
Currently the collaborative development of
mechatronic systems is inefficient because
contemporary design environments do not allow
sufficient information flow of design data across
different engineering domains. Mechatronic systems
need to be designed in an integrated fashion
allowing designers from multiple engineering domains
to receive updates regarding design modifications
throughout the design process.

In this thesis, the information exchange between
mechanical and electrical domains is explored from
two perspectives: conceptual design perspective, in
which constraint relationship between attributes of
mechanical and electrical components is identified
and classified based on the physical forms,
functions, and behavior of the mechatronic system;
system realization perspective, in which the
identified constraints are modeled for propagation
between MCAD and ECAD systems.