Christian Weber Mogens Myrup Andreasen Sándor Vajna “Rigi Meetings”: From to ii Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Weber, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
[email protected] Prof. civ.ing. tekn dr Mogens Myrup Andreasen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Lyngby/København, Denmark myrup@yo/useepost.dk Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Sándor Vajna, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany
[email protected] “Rigi Meetings”: From WDK to the Design Society A report written on the occasion of the20th anniversary of the Design SocietyRigi-Kaltbad, Switzerland 12.03.2020 DS 100 Acknowledgement: The authors wish to thank Mrs. Annette Wallace for providing most of the photographs used in this report. They were taken by her esteemed husband, the late Prof. Ken Wallace (1944-2018) over many years of participation at the Rigi Meetings. iii Table of Contents Section Page 1 Introduction 1 2 Background: WDK – MeKoME – Alpina – Rigi 2 3 Report of the MeKoME/Rigi Meetings 1984-2000 8 3.1 Methodical Design of Machine Elements (1984-1986) ................................................. 9 MeKoME Workshop 1984 ................................................................................................. 9 MeKoME Workshop 1985 ............................................................................................... 10 Rigi Meeting 1986 ........................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Design Theory and Methodology, Computers, DfX (1987-1992) .............................. 13 Rigi