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IME 6580 - CAM Applications
Catalog Description:
Custom design of post-processors. Creation of CNC programs through graphical-based systems. Strategies and techniques, including Computer-Aided Processing Planning (CAPP), to migrate data from CAD to CAM systems. Computer hardware and software requirements for integrated manufacturing.
Prerequisites: IME 3580, IME 4580, IME 5070 or equivalent (Recommended)
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course on CAM Applications the student will understand:
- The current trends in CAM Applications.
- The potential scope of CAM Applications within an organization.
- The importance of CAM application simulation.
- The role of computers in implementing CAM Applications.
Textbooks:
Chang, T.C., Wysk, R.A., & Wang, H.P. (1998). Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall. (not required)
Grigore C. Burdea, Phillipe Coiffet, Virtual Reality Technology, 2003, 2nd. Ed, J. Willey & Sons Inc., ISBN 0-471-36089-9. (not required)
Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing, S.K. Ong and A.Y.C. Nee (Eds.) Springer204, ISBN 1-85233-796-6. (not required)
Pavel Ikonomov, CAD 3D Data Exchange, 2nd Ed., 2009, Amazon.com
Course Coordinator:
Pavel Ikonomov
Western Michigan University
E-221 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3284
Email: pavel.ikonomov@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Spring 2011