Illustration of an improved non-invasive form finding algorithm

Caspari, M., Landkammer, P. and Steinmann, P. (2018) Illustration of an improved non-invasive form finding algorithm. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1960, 110003. (doi: 10.1063/1.5034960)

Abstract

Shape optimization is commonly used in various fields of metal forming. Merklein et al. [6] introduced a novel class of forming process, sheet bulk metal forming (SBMF), which is being continuously improved and applied within the collaborative research group TR73. For SBMF, non-invasive form finding is used to optimize the shape of semi-finished products, which is adapted to the forming process a priori, as it is general practice for tailored blanks. The node-based, non-invasive algorithm minimizes the differences between the spatial configuration and the prescribed discretized target configuration by updating the material configuration iteratively up to the optimum semi-finished product geometry.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work is part of the DFG-funded collaborative research project: Manufacturing of complex functional components with variants by using a new metal forming process - Sheet-Bulk Metal Forming (SFB/TR73: www.tr73.de).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Steinmann, Professor Paul
• Authors: Caspari, M., Landkammer, P., and Steinmann, P.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Infrastructure and Environment
• Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings
• Publisher: AIP Publishing
• ISSN: 0094-243X
• ISSN (Online): 1551-7616
• Published Online: 03 May 2018