Product customization using reverse engineering technique.(Report)

1. INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, in order to ensure market success, product engineering must be grounded on top technology. Reverse Engineering technique (RE) is an important engineering tool in integrated engineering. RE integrates CAD and CAM itself from product engineering and develops using computer aided numerical control (CANC), Rapid Prototyping (RP), Rapid Tooling (RT) and even Rapid Manufacturing (RM). In fact, these technologies make RE an efficient technology (figure 1).

This paper focuses on the technique of manufacturing customized products using RE. The customized product is that object whose particularity is given by its unique/specific traits. Customized products are widely connected with human activities. For example some of the products to be personalized are: shoes such as ski boots, football boots, helmets, sportsmen glasses and so on.

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2. THE STAGES OF CUSTOMIZATION

As aim, this paper is conducted towards customization of products directly related to human body components. The most applicable for customization is the sport …