PREDICTING SHIMMING FOR FLEXIBLE SURFACES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for forming an arbitrary number of filler members.SOLUTION: The apparatus comprises a surface model generator 130 and an analyzer 132. The surface model generator 130 generates a first surface model 144 of a surface and a second surface model 146 of a flexible surface 111. The surface and the flexible surface 111 are mated to form a mated surface and a mated flexible surface 116. The analyzer 132 performs a structural analysis 147 using the first surface model 144 and the second surface model 146 to identify a predicted final shape 152 of the mated flexible surface 116. The predicted final shape 152 of the mated flexible surface 116 is used to form the arbitrary number of filler members 122 to fill an arbitrary number of spaces 118 between the mated surface and the mated flexible surface 116.