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Module
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ModuleCode:
Design Optimisation ET2007
Component
Number:
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DeslgnAnatyslsproject
LeamingOutcomesto be assessedl
1.
Applysystematic
desjgntechnjqlesto solvecornplexdesignproblefts
2.
-
lmproveandoptimizetheperformance
ofengineerjng
components
and
s\,slems
3.
Applyscientificmethodsto simu,ate
engineering
systen]s-Useof;ndustry
slan0ardsoltware
MarkjngCrileria:
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TheninimLmoassnad(ior thiselemenvcomporenr
is DS.
lflhis is an elemenr,
youwittpassthemoduterfyo! ecrievea minimum
graoeot E4 torthise,ement
andan
averagegradeof D5 ior 0'e \Niotecomponent.
Assignment
handedout
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Latestdatefor submission:
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exienEionot time wil be markedFO.
Pleasemark your assignmontfoathe aftehtionof:
Kadda
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sources6 qlorodit mustb creadvrererenced
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The assignmentmust be handedin to St!dent Registry,City Campus.
A signedreceiptmustbe obtainedwhenthe assignfientsaresubmitied.
you shouldkeep
your receiptin a safe place.
Youareadvisedto keepyourownelecironic
& ,hafd,copyof anyworksubmitted.
NIODULEET2OO7
DESIGNOPTIMISATION
Assignment2
Designof a ClampingViceand SensitiyifyStudies
Clampingvicescomein all [Link] majority,however,consistsof
rwopans:
1) A main curved"C" shapedbracketwith a stopat ol1eendanda screwed
connectionat the other,and
2) Ar engagingscrewthat pushesthe heldpad againstthe stop.
A t)?ical exampleis shownis shownin the attachedfigure and the definitionofthe
variousvariablesassociated
with the designtogetherv/ith the stresssystems
will be
explainedin classwhenthe assignment
briefis released.
Theobjecrives
ol-rhisassignment
is rouseProMechanica
to:
a) Pedorm a standardFE aralysison thecomponent
b) Appreciatethe conceptofde-featudagaIIdits implications
c) Performsensitivitystudiesto assess
how selected
designvariablescanaffect
the componentresponse
By cilbprconsidsringareal deviceor by lookingup a manufacture!'scataloguej
decideyour geometryard modelit in [Link] be selected.
For
the startingmodel,all featuresof thesoLidmodelneedto be incorporated.
f5 marks)
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For the main part ofthe exercise,
four tasksneedto be complete
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4.
Taskl:Performa staq4ardstaticanSELSPro
Mechanica:
1) Definetheboutrdaries
conditions:somemay be obviousbut explanations
are neededasto how rigid bodymotioncanbe prevetrted.
2) Chosea realisticmaterialfrom the soliwarelibrary and reportthe
propertiesthat are relevantto the analysis
;
3) Decidetheload levelsto applyandreporttheir magnitudes
4) Run the atral)sisand note the contentsof the files accessibleunder
Summaryand Log while theanallsisis progressing.
5) Performa postprocessing
session
by investigating
stressanddisplacement
contourplots.
6) Producesomehard copiesofthe plotsto includein the report. (30marks)
Task2rDe-featurine
Next,studycarefullyyour solidmodelanddecidewhetherthereare featureswhich
havelittle or negligibleinfluenceon theoverallstrengthand flexibilityperformance
ofthe [Link] tu.n in Standardand rg_do
the anal)sis
performedunderTaskl for eachsuppressed
[Link]".utt. uoj
or Inentesaccessed
underSummaryand [Link]. "oor"rrt.
(20 marks)
Task3: Sensitivitystudies
fo assess
howdjfferenL
desiglvariables
affecL
thecomponenl
response
is
accomplished
by doingseositivit]
sLudies.
To do-so,
a r ariableis selected
andgiven
a rangeofvaluesoverwhich it canvary. The softwarewill thencalcutate
ihe
relevantstressand displaysthe resultsin graphicalform.
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thispa ofthe assignment
satisfactorily,
you are stronglyadyisedto
followthemethodology
usedin oneof rheia-classiutorials.l" D"rtl;';;_ ;;
shouldsetyour targetstrcssor displacement
levelsto reasonabi.
von-Misesto no morethan 50% thematerialyieldstrengthor [Link]"_"rrl
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to oo
morc than I mm per l0 cm grip length).Also,try to keepyou, uuiiubl".
to l*itt ro u
manageable
number(no morethanJ ) andtheir rangeoivariation to v/ithin
t l0%
Asasta^rting
susgestion,
youcouldconsider
thefollowitrs
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thicknessof lhesection
2) Radiusofcurvatureat thecomels
3) Lengthof membernomal to thescrewedconnection.
Comlletethesestudiesandproducethe datain graphicalform. Discussyour
resultsandproyidecomments.
(40marks)
Attendatrce
to thepracticalsessions
andthe productionofa well presentedreport
carry3 tota!q! !0 marks.
For issueandhand-indates,seeassigmentfiont covet.
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Leedsmndffial9Screws
Usedin lotsof
machines
- lookat a
latheor milling
machine
Critical
equation
based
on workin is workout:
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F *Tl *
lead
o Velocityof carriage:
v =.([Link]
Gear
InpuUOutput
MotionAxis
Loads
Spur
Rotary
Rotary
Parallel
Tangent
Bevel
Rotary
Rotary
Angled
Tangent
Helical
Rotary
Rack
Rotary
Linear
Tangent
Rotary
Rotary
or
Tangent
Parallelor Tangentand
Crossed
Axial
Linear
Not back
drivable
GearTypes
6 SpurGears,BevelGears,andtheRack_
seeyourkit
BevelGears
SpurGears
RackandPinion
ffiearTypes
6 HelicalandWormGearsaren't your
in
kit
WormGears
HeficalGears
ffieanCalcu[aticns
e LotsaLotsavariables!
ffiears:ffiasicSa$cufations
6 MainVariables
for FirstOrder:
NDPC*
Numberof Teeth
PitchDiameter
pitch
Diametral
CenterDistance
betweenTwo Gears
p=
*
C =0.5(\ Dplnton
pitchfor Two
Diametral
MeshingGearsmustAlways
be thesame!
P r = P'
D
D
ffiears:BasicCafcufaticlns
e MainVariables
for FirstOrder:
-
N - Numberof Teeth
D - Pi tc h D i a m e t e r
P-Diametralpitch
C - C en t e r D i s t a n c e
betweenTwo Gears
p=
C *0.5 @rinnf,
1",)
pitchfor Two
Diametral
Meshing
GearsmustAlways
be thesame!
P1
ffieanTrains;BasicCalculations
& Constraint
1:Tangential
Velocityis the Same
- Gearscan'tslipso the
velocityat the contactpoint
mustbe movingat thesame
speed
vl = vz
,r.
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D1
Constraint
2: Poweris
Conserved
or Lost!!
- Remember
conservation
of
energy?Poweris transferred
overgearsbutcannotbe
amplified,
onlylostin friction.
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N2
N1
T1*Pt= P2
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Includeefficiency
timestorquefor non-ideat
svstem!
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r To get propersigns:
- Followthroughwith
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demonstrated
in class
- Forsimplesystems,
do it
graphically
witha ,,virtual
belt"
O'rlly pirch
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gcars'shb\*xl
ffieans:Sefectioraof Faramefers
ro accountfor othervariables,
use
sprea_ds
heet spurgears.
x/s for'coir*serva
tive
esrtmations
of spurgeartoothstress - 'It is V^ERy_pOSSIBLE
to stripgearteethwith
your2..007
you
motorst willhJve
ilfi;rk#,
prevent
to
a single
)rays
* gearsteeth-irom"'
beingstrippedl
[Link],
seryice
f::':1S
andmanyothercriticalgeometry factors
checks
needto be performed"
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Consuf
t lhe Machinery,s
Handbook,ora oear
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designhandbook
or AGMA
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Propertoothd-esigninvolves
"trna"ioJ'
morecareful
assessment
of the tooth
andloads
usrng
theLew,sro* rul?fr*"try
gproper lubricationis oftenthe greatest
causeof gearfailure
#mse$tudy Hxercise* ffimSrffwe
o Cheapportable
CD driveusesa tinyDC
motor,geartrain,andleadscrewto move
the opticalpickupunit(OpU) t:
Whatdo we knowahoutthe setup?
V = 3.0V
RatedSpeed=
13,500rpm
FromChart:
T = 0 .1 4 7m N -m
i = 155mA
ffiearTnafr
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N1
N2
N3
N4
LeadScrew
13
19
12
18
Lead= 1mm/rev
Motor,Gear,and ScrewCatcullati
Detailed
calculations
areavailabfe
r
the followingtwo pages.
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The fu?oton
imAalorn
PowenBudgets
c Spreadsheet
thatletsyoutrackhowmu
poweryou haveavailable
andis beingu
e Goodto makea generalspreadsheet
outlining
thepoweravaia blein yourkit:
- Batteries
- Motors
* Springs
PowenBudgets
c Spreadsheet
thatletsyoutrackhowmu
poweryou haveavailable
andis beingu
e Goodto makea generalspreadsheet
outlining
thepoweravaia blein yourkit:
- Batteries
- Motors
* Springs
Fower ffiudgctfona RobotArrn
Axis
Extend
Arm
Lower
Arm
Raise
Arm
Forceor Velocity Rangeof Power
Torque
Motion
FowerHudgetFrocedure
Tallyup energyandpoweravailable
fron
sources(batteries
andsprings)
Calculate
required
outputenergyandpo
- Forceat a velocity
- Torqueat angular
velocity
Estimate
systemefficiencies
- lf too manyunknowns,
assumeefficiency
is
o ?"lnput> Output
Fswer H*udget
Prmcedure
a Tallyup energyandpoweravailable
fron
sources(batteries
andsprings)
Calculate
required
outputenergyandpo
- Forceat a velocity
* Torqueat angular
velocity
Estimate
systemefficiencies
- lf too manyunknowns,
assumeefficiency
is {
o ?"lnput> Output
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l*eadScrews,Geans,[Link]
Budgets,0h rnyl
PatWiltoughby
313i?003
kVhatdm[eadscrews&ndgearsdm?
Leador Ballscrews- convertrotarymotionfrom
motorto linearmotionalongthescrew
o Gears- canconvertrotarymotionto linearor rotary
motionat the sameor a different
angle
o Bothcantransmitforceandvelocityat differentratios
Leadamdffie$$
Serews
Leadscrew
- Basically
a screwandnut
- Usesprinciple
of a wedgelo drivethenut
- Lotsof friction= low efficiency
(30%)
BallScrews
- same ideaas readscrew- repracethreadto
threadcontu"twithbails
- Lotslessfriction= higherefficiency
(90%+1
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ME 2C03,W04
Applications:
. Clutchesare usedto connectanddisconnect
rotatjngshafts:
ntuast nuZens
QRAWPRESSUqE
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collAn MOVES r
l0
MX 2C03,W04
P.?.< ,-(-...;,.
. Brakesturn kineticenergyinto heat
. Controlling
belttensioncanact as a clutch.
AELITAUT
WITHENGINE
ME 2C03,W04
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Variabledrjveratioscanbe obtainedby changingpulley
groovewidth:
FLOAIING
FI,INCE
FIXED
FUNGE
DISENGAGED
GARIENSPRING
TENDSTO KEEP
FLAIVOES
CIOSED
a,-tcx aELT
IEAVESPULI'Y
crosEo
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ME 2C03,W04
Drivesl
powermechanically,
andcontrolling
a number
Whentransmitting
of commondevicesare used,e.g.:
. Beltsand pulleys
. Chainsandsprockets
, Clutches
. Brakes
Belt and ChainDrives
Driver
. Thesedrivesusea flexibleelementto transmitpowerthrough
tension.
. Beltstransmitpowerbetweenpul/eys,chainstransmitpower
betweensprockets.
' Powermay be transmittedbetweentwo or moreshafts,and at
on pulley/sprocket
size.
differentangularspeedsdepending
. Different
can be achieved
speedratioson the sameequipment
(e.9.,as
on steppedpulleys/sprockets
by shiftingthe belVchain
in a bicyclederailleur).
. Idlersare pulleys/sprockets
thatonlytensionor takeup slackin
(e.9.,extrasprockets
in bicyclederailleur).
the belUchain
l. Shisley dd [Link],"Mecheical EngineeringDesig4 6d Ed." Mccraw Hill, New Yor!, 2001.
2. ME 2C03 Course\l!rc Paclase
ME 2C03,W04
withdifferent
crosssections:
Beltsareavailable
whenmadeof
o Flat- Foundmostlyin old machinery,
can be usedat highspeeds
highstrengthmaterials,
withlowvibration.
e.9.,drives
o Round- Foundin lowpowerapplications,
in cassettetape players.
o V - Widerangeof sizesandapplications:
BENI ARAUND A PUU'Y.
Ribbedor Poly-V- hasmoregroovecontactareaso
[Link]
expensivethanV-belts,but offerslessweightand
vibration.
i)
Timingor Cogged- haveteethwhichprevent
rotationof pulleys.
slippageandensuresynchronized
.J_
t\
i\
ME 2C03,W04
rollers.
RollerChainis composed
of metallinksseparating
. Chaincomesin standardoitches
. Chainmaybe singlestrand(e.9.,bicyclechain),double(as
below)or triplestrand.
. No slippagegivessynchronous
drive.
. Requires
lubricant
andprotection
fromdirtfor longestlife.
. Usuallynoisierthanbelts,butcantransmithigherforces.
Roller
diameter
width
Ultimate
Derween tensile
innerolates strenoth
mm
mm
mm
3.'18
KN
9.525
12.7
12.7
15.875
19.05
25.4
5.08
4.77
7.77
6.25
7.85
9.4
12.57
15.75
18.9
7.9
6.67
DINISO
ChainNO.
ANSIChain Pitch
No.
P
o4c-1
25
06c-1
085-1
08A-1
10A-1
't2A-1
16A-1
41
20A-1
100
120
24A.-1
28A.-1
32A-1
36A-1
40A-1
48A-1
40
50
60
80
'140
160
180
200
240
3'1.75
38.'l
44.45
50.8
5 7.15
63.5
' 10.16
11.91
15.88
19.05
22.23
25.4
28.58
35.71
39.68
47.63
25.22
25.22
31.55
35.48
37.85
47.35
22.2
31.8
56.7
88.5
'127
't72.4
2A0.2
353.8
510.3
ME 2C03,W04
SpeedRatio
. Speedratiofor beltsis foundas a ratioof the pulleydiameters:
R = o1n/0t64= Do,/D;n
Remember
thatmost(i.e.,flat,round,V, ribbed)beltscan slip,
so thisratiocanchangeunderload.
Fortimingbeltsandchains,driveis positiveanddependson
the numberof teethon the pulleys/sprockets,
so,
R = Nout/Nin
. Forchaindrives,N'in.) '17and R < 6 for maximumchainlife.
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Finite ElementAnalysis(FEA) or
F,inite
ElementMethod (FEM)
s TheFiniteElement
Analysis(FEA)is a
numerical
methodfor soiving'problems
of
engineering
andmathematicaf
physics.
+ Usefulfor problemswithcomplicated
geometries,
foadings,
andmateriaf
properties
analvtical
solutions
cannotbe
[Link]
obtained.
C "'a/ a*" t
-. -,.iyFiniteElementAnalysis(fEA) - A Useful
Tool for EvaluatingDesignPerformance
(Topicsof Discussion)
1. Useof FEAin CAD Environment,
or Computer
AidedEngineering
- Pro/MECHANICA
2. Background
of FEAModelGeneration
and
Solution
Procedure
3. Capabilities
andLimitations
of FEATools
4. The Useof CADModelandFEAToolsfor
Optimizing
a Design
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CAD - How ComputerCan Aid
Design?
Automating
DrawingGeneration
Creatingan Accurate3D Modelto
Better
Represent
the DesignandAlt;ing f"ry Design
lmprovements
Evaluating
HowGo_od
[Link].le_Design
and Finding
Design
Ftaws
- Anatysis
(FElt-'""
Howto lmprovethe Design_ Sensitivity
Analysis
Optimizing
the Design_ Optimization
l (ett' 1
Examplesof Finite ElementAnalysis(FEA)
or Finite ElementMethod (FEM)
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Pro/&[ECHANICA
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What is Pro/Mechanica?
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'tsan tT9@99
Pro/MECHANICA
andalso
independent
FiniteElement
Analysis
(FEA)
moduleof Pro/ECAD/CAE/CAM
system.
- Pro/MECHANTCA
STRUCTURE
- Pro/MECHANICA
THERMAL
- Pro/MECHANTCA
MOTION
( ac \- d.\
Start Pro/Mechanicafrom pro/E
-''
,:rffi
Itunehcontcxt
blu*
rcntrs
sensitirtpop-up
.' .,:liil$
''4
Pro/MechanicaStructure
. Static,Modal,Buckling,
Contact,and Pre-stress
Analyses
0 Linearstaticstressanalysis-- moststructures,
exceptnonlinearlyelasticmaterials(suchas rubber)and structures
with
(suchas shells)
largedeformation
0 Buckinganalysis
of slimposts.
- stability
. Vibration.- sh..k,5
0 Modalanalysis(modeshapesandnatural
frequencies)
problems.
dynamicandvibration
. Sensitivity
Study(identify
designparameters)
. Optimization
(identify
the bestvaluesof design
parameters)
Pro/NlechanicaThermal
Steadystateandtransient
thermalmodeling
Sensitivity
study
Optimization
\A--r' rJ*l,*-. ". l. =
Pro/MechanicaMotion
3D static,kinetic,dynamic,andinversedynamic
analysesas wellas interference
checking
n':'5
OperationModes
lntegrated
- Easydesignchange
- Cannotseemesh,lessFEA
Linked
- Bothinterfaces;
combination
of the othertwo
modes
- Comparably
moredifficultto use
Independent
- StrongFEA
c L-t:\-=,.
- Independent
to Pro/E;hardto Tgdify
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OperationModes
*:;.iir;i
Two Approximation
Methods
h element
(.) flrn o
p element
GeneralProcess
. buildyourpart
. delinecoordinate
systems,if desired
. addmatorials,
loads,contactregiohs,
constraints,
anomBasures
. createstructuralidealizations
lor vourmodel
Developthe Model
. detinean analysis
. runthe analysis
. reviewthe analvsisresults
Analyze the Model
DeflneModelChanges
->
Optlmizethe Model
.
.
.
.
studies
andoptimization
definesensltivity
runthestudies
reviewthestudyresults
design
accpttheoptimized
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FEA in Pro/MECHANICA
Discretization
Real
Word
Simplified
(ldealized)
Physical
Model
Discretized
(mesh)
Model
DifferencebetweenCAD Model and
FEA Model
A CADmodelis to providea detaileddocument
for
manufacturing
A FEAmodelsimply
capturestheroughgeometry
of the
designanditsloadingconditions.
fl. ,r,"'Va \
0. Eliminatio4
all unimportant
designdetailsthathaveminor
effecton the resultsof FEA.
0 Useof partsymmetryto dramatically
reducethe sizeof the
model.
0 Elimination
of uninterested
portionof the design.
powerof today
- dueto the limitedcomputation
Useof Model Symmetry to Reducethe
'=ComputationComplexity- yz and/al.4iodel
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tq{e"v,\
Processof UsingPro/M Structure
FEA Results
Convergence
Methods
. Quick Check
- ls nota convergence
methodsincethe modelis runonlyfor
a singlefixed(low)polynomial
order.
- Forerrorcheck
- The resultshouldneverbe trusted
. Single PassAdaptive
- Morethana euickCheck,butlessthana complete
convergence
- Unlessthe modelis verycomputationally
intensive
and/oris very
wellbehavedand known,avoidthismethod
. Multi-PassAdaptive
- Theultimate
in convergence
analysis.
- Baseyourfinalconclusions
on the resultsobtainedusingthis
convergence
method.
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Tutorials for Pro/EngineerWildfire
Pro/Mechanica
for StructuralAnalysis,
SensitivityAnalysis,and DesignOptimization
7.1Preparethe Model
7.2 Start Pro/IVIECHANICA
7.3Definethe FEA model
7.4Run a staticanalysis
7.5Designparameter sensitivitystudy
7.6 Designoptimization
Pro/Mechanica
- StandardStaticAnalysis
8.1 Objectives
8.2Procedures
An Example
:
. Preparation
of the Model
- Baseof a Vise
FEA Mode from CAD Model
(b) A SimplifiedCAD Model
(C) A FEA Model
Building a FEA ilIodel
. Materials
. Loads
. Constraints
pre-processing
. Invisible
in theIntegrated
Mode
Analysis
. QuickCheck
. Multi-passAdaptive
post-processing
. Displacement
. Von-mises
Stress
. StrainEnergy
',i
Results
(a) Deformation
(b)Von MisesStress
Convergence
Check
(a)VonMises
(b) StrainEnergy
ParameterSensitivitvStudv
. Definea designparameter
(groovesize)
. Definea designstudy
. Performthe studyand plotdisplacement
andstress
SensitivitvStudv
.,U
MaxDisplacement
Differentgroovesize
causesdifferentresults
MaxStress
DesignOptimization
Objective:
minimize
the maximumstressin the structure
Constraints:
maximumdeformation
of the L bracket
design
variable
Resultof the Optimization
dt
Bestgroovesize:0.13(with minimumMaximumStress)
Different Optimi zationResult
(whenlarge deformationis allowed)
0 r-o r
rt!,
t -tn
rar^2
elrqn
ina?)
e .!ta ,tl
Max Displacement
MaxStress
Different Optimization Result
(whenlarge deformationis NOT allowed)
Max Displacement
MaxStress
An Different DesignOptimization
Objective:
minimize
the weight(mass)of the structure
maximumloadanddeformation
Constraints:
(twodesign
1. Definerelationsto controlthe modelgeneration
parameters;
one is the groovesizeandtheotheris theoverall
fixturesize.)
2. Specifyrangesof variables,
objective,
and constraints
3. Performthe optimization
(about15min.)
4. Resultsplottingand
convergence
check
Two design
variables
Pro/MECHANICA
IntegratedMode:Theothertwoprograms
(Thermal
andMotion)
areusedforthermalanalysis
andmotionanalysis
of mechanicai,
respectively.
Bothof theseprogramscan pass
fy-stems,
,
(forexampte
hformation
temperature
OisiriOutiongffi_b
Structurein orderto computethe associated
stresses.
DesignToor:pro/MEcHANTcA
is a designtoorsinceit wit atow
parametric
studiesas wellas designoptiriization.
Limitations:pro/MStructuredoesnotcurrenfly
havethe ability
to handlenon-linear
problems
([Link]
invotvinja',
non-linearly
elasticmateriallit<errIOOer).
Problemsinvolvinglargegeometric
deflections
can be treated,as
longas the stressesremar-n
withinthe rinearty
erasticrangefor
thematerial.
Quick Questions
. Whya CADmodelshouldbe simplified
and
portionof the modelshouldbe removed
unimportant
for FEA?
. Doesa FEAmodelonlyincludeinformation
of
productgeometry,
loadsandconstraints?
. Whatare Pro/MECHANICA's
threeconvergence
methods?
. Whatis the idealindexfor FEAconvergence
check?
. CanPro/MECHANICA
runindependently
to Pro/E?
. Whatarethethreenecessary
components
of an
problem?
optimization
