Publication Date

Fall 1995

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

General Engineering

First Advisor

Dr. Walter J. Utz, Jr.

Abstract

This study addresses the topic of how to choose a helical spring from a catalog. The program is written in C and can easily be ported to any system that has a C compiler. The input is provided by the user using the keyboard and from the catalog. The output of the program consists of design parameters and a spring or a range of springs or no spring found.

After the design is complete, the program searches for the best match from a catalog. The benefits of the helical spring selector program are:

The designer or engineer is allowed to spend more time looking at "what if" situations and the design time is reduced and products can be brought to market faster.

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