COMPUTER MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MECHANISMS USING FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE

Authors

  • Mihail Zagorski Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of industrial technology; “AI and CAD systems Lab”, R&D&I Consortium, Sofia Tech Park (BG)
  • Radoslav Miltchev Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of industrial technology; “AI and CAD systems Lab”, R&D&I Consortium, Sofia Tech Park (BG)
  • Mario Semkov Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of industrial technology; Lab. “CAD/CAM/CAE in Industry” (BG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2024vol3.8143

Keywords:

open-source software, GNU Octave, four-bar linkage, CAD software

Abstract

The present paper aims to examine how free and open-source software (FOSS) can be applied in the processes of computer modeling and simulations of mechanisms. Successful examples of the application of free software for CAD (computer-aided design) and simulation of mechanisms are presented and discussed. A case study is used to exemplify how engineering tasks, related to position function determination, first transfer function and output link’s velocity of a four-bar linkage, can be resolved with the help of an open-source scientific programming language – GNU Octave. Recommendations about the applicability of free open-source software in mechanism analysis are provided.

Supporting Agencies
This research work has been accomplished with the financial support of the National Science Fund of Bulgaria under Project KP-06-N67/8 “Development of a fluid-structural methodology for the study and modernization of HYDRAulic turbomachines, through the TECHnologies of virtual prototyping – HydraTech”. The authors would like to thank the Artificial Intelligence and CAD Systems Laboratory at Research & Development & Innovation Consortium at Sofia Tech Park for supporting of the presented research.

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Published

2024-06-22

Issue

Vol. 3 (2024): Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the 15th International Scientific and Practical Conference. Volume 3

Section

Engineering Sciences and Production Technologies

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Copyright (c) 2024 Mihail Zagorski, Radoslav Miltchev, Mario Semkov

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How to Cite

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M. Zagorski, R. Miltchev, and M. Semkov, “COMPUTER MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MECHANISMS USING FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE”, ETR, vol. 3, pp. 352–356, Jun. 2024, doi: 10.17770/etr2024vol3.8143.