CAD in agricultural equipment design: towards the virtual machine concept

Abstract

Designers of Agricultural Equipment take more and more advantage of "Computer Aided Design" software. These sophisticated programs are evolving towards a consistent set of tools allowing not only to describe the geometry of parts in 3 dimensions but also to perform simulation of dynamics and structural analysis. The virtual machine concept can be put, to a certain extent, into industrial design practice thanks to appropriate methods and tools combination. Methods and examples are presented, together with the implication of such a design process for tests and experiments