Research On Application Of Reverse Engineering Technology In Removable Pneumatic Pipe Extruding Machine

Reverse engineering, which improves and recreates bases on original design,is a rapidly developing discipline. Different from the conventional engineeringwhich transforms engineering concepts and models into real parts, thereverse engineering transforms the real parts into new engineering conceptsand produce better parts. Reverse engineering not only provides a new methodfor product design, but also shortens the design cycle greatly. For catering tothe demands of the market, the reverse design based on prototypes is one of theoptimal approaches to develop new products. According to the reverse object,reverse engineering is sorted into real object, software and image. The reverseengineering of real object, which is also called the reverse design of real object,is a process to recreate new products after experiments, measurement anddetail analysis based on the given objects. Based on a special equipment usedto assemble the submarine cable—a removable pneumatic pipe extrudingmachine imported from U.S.A, this paper mainly studies the practicalapplication of the reverse technology in the design of the equipment. On the principle of "the aim of the reverse design is to get better mechanicalproperties not to reappear the prototype", we should renovate and improve onthe original equipment. Therefore, in order to develop and produce the betterproducts with more powerful performance, the paper not only probes andanalyses the design ideas and the technology characteristics of the originalproduct but also studies the design principle, structure, material, assemblingprocess of the original equipment. In the paper, we apply the modern design method and the virtualprototype technology to the reverse design of the prototype product. ADAMS,a virtual prototype software, is used to build up the model and make thedynamic simulation of the actuating mechanism. After the optimum design ofthe mechanism, we find out the optimal solution, simplify the design processand shorten the development cycle.