Design News - May 17, 2004

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Most engineers like to use finite element analysis software to test parts models they design. Racing engineer John Calhoun goes a big step further: He runs his vendors design FEA on the 3D parts models.

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The Case of the Noxious Needle
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Motion Control/Power Transmission
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Linear Actuator Cuts Contact, Contamination
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Eddie's Big Challenge: Ground-Effect Turbulence
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Design and the Frequency Domain
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Reality Rules in FEA
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