The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 5: User Requirements for the Newport News Interactive Pipe Design System (RAPID)
Abstract
The purpose of the inteRActive PIpe Design (RAPID) project is to develop a low cost system for the capture and error checking of ship piping design in order to produce manufacturing documents for the piping shop. The system is based around a mini-computer and several design stations. Each design station consists of a large digitizing table and a graphic display screen. The designer will scheme pipe in the conventional manner, then digitize the pipe geometry stored in the minicomputer. From here extensive error checking can be evoked using the computer data base. Line drawings can then be produced with instructions and material lists.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA447691
Entities
People
- Patrick J. Kelly
- Patrick W. Rourke