INTEGRATION OF STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Stangl, T.; Pribek ,M.; Wartzack ,S.
Series: DESIGN
Section: ENGINEERING DESIGN PRACTICE
Page(s): 1989-1998
Abstract
Structural optimization enables the product developer to compute a lightweight design proposal of a considered component during the design process. If topology optimization is integrated as early as possible in the product development process, the design engineer will act more and more frequently as a simulation engineer. To support the product developer to use topology optimization successfully in a methodical way, the paper focuses on the development of an extended design guideline during a design study.
Keywords: topology optimization, CAE, CAD, initial design proposal, design methodology