Basic machine design software

Summary form only given. This abstract discusses software that is in the process of development and eventually will be used for the design of some basic electric machine mechanical components. Several textbooks and handbooks have been written about the machine elements as used in mechanical design. Although they have done an excellent job, educational software to automate the process is lacking. The textbooks cannot cover all the aspects of the design, as required for industrial applications, and complete the subject in a couple of semesters. On the other hand the information residing in handbooks is sometimes not as comprehensible as a textbook and, due to its voluminous size, finding data and facts is a cumbersome exercise. Keeping this in mind, this effort was undertaken to automate the design details of a variety of machine elements. This automation will help in information retrieval with ease and accuracy and also help to quickly perform design calculations. In its final form, the software will execute the design process by asking questions and then lead the end-user to select the appropriate factors and help in the mechanical component design.