A Case Study on Established and New Approaches for Optimized Laminate Design

Völkl H, Franz M, Wartzack S (2018)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2018

Pages Range: 1-8

Conference Proceedings Title: ECCM18 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials

Event location: Athen GR

Abstract


Optimized laminate design, although crucial for high-quality lightweight parts, still remains a challenge for engineers. The high number of mutually dependent parameters requires expert skills – and really good designs can only be obtained when load paths are considered appropriately, which is frequently missed out on when simply replacing isotropic material by quasi-isotropic laminate. Therefore, both commercial software solutions and approaches from research have been put forward to support engineers at finding adequate layups. In this paper, using a bike rocker arm demonstrator, a lightweight benchmark under displacement constraint is conducted with the goal of reducing mass using three approaches: OptiStruct (Altair), mfkCODE (from research) and a combination of a specific topology optimization algorithm for transversely isotropic materials and mfkCODE. The resulting conceptual designs are discussed both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Authors with CRIS profile

Harald Völkl Chair of Engineering Design Michael Franz Chair of Engineering Design Sandro Wartzack Chair of Engineering Design

How to cite

APA:

Völkl, H., Franz, M., & Wartzack, S. (2018). A Case Study on Established and New Approaches for Optimized Laminate Design. In ECCM18 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (pp. 1-8). Athen, GR.

MLA:

Völkl, Harald, Michael Franz, and Sandro Wartzack. "A Case Study on Established and New Approaches for Optimized Laminate Design." Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athen 2018. 1-8.

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