CAD-2-SIM
Computer Aided Design To Simulation
| Keywords: | Kinematic-Dynamic Modeling, Mechanical Synthesis, Computer Aided Design |
| Status: | active |
| Operating system: | Linux |
| Programming languages: | Python |
| Ownership: | This software was developed by the DFKI as well as by the Robotics Research Group and the University of Bremen and is being further developed under this responsibility. For questions and suggestions, please refer to the contact persons. |
Software description
Different types of information are needed to specify (a computer model of) a mechanism.
Roughly, they can be described as follows:
(a) incidence information (combinatoric): which links and joints exit and how are they connected?
(b) posture information (geometric): how is the mechanism aligned in its zero posture?
(c) inertia information (dynamic): which masses and mass distributions do the parts of mechanism feature?
(d) surface information (graphic): how shall a mechanism be represented on screen?
(e) extension information (spatial): which boundaries shall be assumed for the links to protect from collisions?
(f) further specification (actuation): what are the joint limits, the used motors and sensors, are there elastic elements?
These kinds of information are processed by the program CAD-2-SIM to create specification of the mechanism in simulation description formats. Internally, the software uses the program Blender for handling format conversion of graphics files.
References |
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| Application Field: |
Assistance- and Rehabilitation Systems
Logistics, Production and Consumer |
| Related Projects: |
Recupera REHA
Full-body exoskeleton for upper body robotic assistance
(09.2014- 12.2017)
Capio
Dual-arm exoskeleton
(01.2011- 12.2013)
VI-Bot
Virtual Immersion for holistic feedback control of semi-autonomous robots
(01.2008- 12.2010)
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| Grant number: | VI-Bot (Grant 01-IW-07003), Capio (Grant 01-IW-10001), and Recupera (Grant 01-IM-14006A) |