A Design Framework to Replace Conventional Manufacturing Processes with Additive Manufacturing for Structural Components: A Formula Student Case Study
| Autor: | John Stavridis, Harry Bikas, Panagiotis Stavropoulos, George Chryssolouris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Flexibility (engineering)
0209 industrial biotechnology Engineering Exploit Process (engineering) business.industry Formula Student Topology optimization 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Manufacturing engineering 020901 industrial engineering & automation Computer-integrated manufacturing Component (UML) General Earth and Planetary Sciences 0210 nano-technology business Design methods General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Procedia CIRP. 57:710-715 |
| ISSN: | 2212-8271 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.procir.2016.11.123 |
| Popis: | Additive Manufacturing (AM) offers great flexibility in producing parts and products that are geometrically complex. Therefore, several design methods have been developed aiming to exploit the AM capabilities and advantages over conventional manufacturing. However, it is crucial to further investigate the potential of AM to enable substitution of established manufacturing processes used in the production of structural components. In this study, a design framework for AM is presented, focusing on replacing conventionally manufactured structural components, operating under load conditions with re-designed ones, capable of exploiting AM process advantages. The proposed framework is validated by a case study dealing with the redesign of a formula-style race car's structural component. Topology optimization and FE Analysis are implemented in order to redesign a suspension component and predict the structural integrity of the new component. Finally, the freedom of design and the manufacturing capabilities of AM in manufacturing sectors demanding low weight and high stiffness characteristics of components are further outlined and more applications of the suggested design framework are described. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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