Reverse Engineering
Reverse Engineering is a process by which the design of a product is analyzed or recreated using a physical part as a starting point. Often, reverse Engineering involves deconstructing individual components of larger products. The reverse engineering process enables us to determine how a part was designed so that we can recreate it. Companies often use this approach when purchasing a replacement part from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is not an option
Reverse Engineering typically involves 3 stages
- Implementation recovery: Learn about the application and prepare an initial model.
- Design recovery: Undo the mechanics of the structure
- Analysis recovery: Remove design defects and eliminate errors in the model
The problems are solved numerically with the help of leading CAE industry softwares. There are various domain specific applications of design posing their own challenges which include Shape optimization, Topology optimization, Power optimization, Architectural optimization, etc