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REVERSE ENGINEERING
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Definition – Uses – The Generic Process – Phases – Computer Aided Reverse Engineering -
Surface and Solid Model Reconstruction – Dimensional Measurement – Prototyping.
Statistical Analysis – Data Analysis – Reliability and the Theory of Interference – Weibull Analysis
– Data Conformity and Acceptance – Data Report – Performance Criteria – Methodology of
Performance Evaluation – System Compatibility.
Introduction, working principle and operations of 3D scanners: Laser, White Light, Blue Light -
Applications- Software for scanning and modelling: Types- Applications- Preparation techniques
for Scanning objects- Scanning and Measuring strategies - Calibration of 3D Scanner- Step by
step procedure: 3D scanning - Geometric modelling – 3D inspection- Case studies.
Reverse Engineering in the Automotive Industry; Aerospace Industry; Medical Device Industry -
Case studies and Solving Industrial projects in Reverse Engineering - Legality: Patent – Copyrights
–Trade Secret – Third-Party Materials.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Apply the fundamental concepts and principles of reverse engineering in product design
and development.
Apply the concept and principles material characteristics, part durability and life
limitation in reverse engineering of product design and development.
Apply the concept and principles of material identification and process verification in
reverse engineering of product design and development.
Apply the concept and principles of data processing, part performance and system
compatibility in reverse engineering of product design and development.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Robert W. Messler, Reverse Engineering: Mechanisms, Structures, Systems & Materials, 1st
Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014
REFERENCES:
2. Kevin Otto and Kristin Wood, Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and
New Product Development, Prentice Hall, 2001