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Friday, March 05 2021 - 17:00
AsiaNet
New AIs from Astraea Software Can Facilitate Engineering Design
TOKYO, Mar. 5, 2021 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

AI applications are increasingly accepted as solutions to enhance the 
productivity in manufacturing industry. Astraea Software Co., Ltd. 
(headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) has successfully developed AIs that could be 
served as an aid to engineers in the design phase.

The demo versions of those AIs have been released on 
https://demo2.astraea-soft.com/?lang=en 

Digital Transformation (DX) is gaining attention today. It refers to the 
incorporation of digital technology into a company's production activities. And 
an interest in improving business efficiency and quality through AI technology 
has been growing rapidly.

The manufacturing industry is also focusing on the promotion of DX through AI 
technology. Many examples of its use have been reported. However, there are few 
examples of AI technology being applied to concept design, which is the 
starting point of the engineering chain.

Inspired by that judgment, Astraea Software has developed 3D shape recognition 
technology and 3D shape synthesis technology and released the demo applications 
of those AIs on its demo site.

The 3D Car Body Synthesis is an example of applying 3D shape synthesis to 
conceptual designs in the automotive manufacturing industry, allowing users to 
experience having AI generate a new car body from other car bodies.

The AI learns the features of the two car bodies and instantly creates a new 
body with a mixture of those features. Designers can create a new car body that 
fits their taste.

Furthermore, since the generated car body is 3D shape data, it can be used to 
create a mock-up model using a 3D printer or transferred to a 3D CAD system for 
a more detailed design.

Along with the 3D Car Body Synthesis function, Astraea Software has also 
released the demo of the 3D Shape Recognition AI. This AI allows users to 
experience the classification of bolt head shapes, pipe shapes and a number of 
manifold branches. The feature can be used to automate the design process 
during the detailed design phase.

For more detailed technical descriptions, please visit the following Astraea 
Software Research page.
Astraea Software Research page:
https://www.astraea-soft.com/en/research-en

For more information on the demo site, please see the following YouTube videos.
3D Body Synthesis
https://youtu.be/WCBGJvg7ITo
3D Shape Recognition
https://youtu.be/IcUBnK88m44


Source: Astraea Software Co., Ltd.