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Glenn
Research Center
1985 Phase II
Autosolid
Cadetron,
Inc.
Atlanta, GA
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INNOVATION
An expert system that utilizes
CAD capabilities to create a finite element model for use by those who
are not experts in Finite Element analysis
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Information Flow of Finite Element Analysis
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- A solid modeler was developed
and integrated with an internal advisory expert system to automatically
transform it into a finite element model and to perform structural
analysis
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- The product caught the interest
of AUTODESK, the world’s largest CAD/CAM software company before
the contract end date and they bought Cadetron
- The solid modeler was
first released as AUTOSOLID then as the “Advanced Modeling Extension”
(AME) to the AutoCAD product. Sales of this product resulted in
several million dollars of revenue
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Has been used in NASA’s Glenn
structural analysis research
- Innumerable applications for
product design within the AutoCad system
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