Environmental impact of process constrained topology optimization design on automotive component' life

被引:8
作者
Borda, Francesco [1 ]
La Rosa, Angela Daniela [2 ]
Filice, Luigino [1 ]
Gagliardi, Francesco [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calabria, Dept Mech Management & Mfg Engn, Cubo 45-C, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, CS, Italy
[2] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mfg & Civil Engn, Teknologivegen 22, N-2815 Gjovik, Norway
关键词
Topology optimization; Lightweighting; Machining; Additive; Casting; LCA; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1007/s12289-023-01771-2
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The components' lightweighting has been pursued, especially in the transport industry, for greenhouse gas reduction. Topology optimization, being able to allocate the material within a provided design space, is a mathematical method that can support the design of lightweight components, preserving, at the same time, their mechanical performances. In this paper, a standard shape of a component, specifically an automotive bracket, was topology optimized by estimating the impacts of the new designs from an eco-friendly point of view. A subtractive, an additive and a casting manufacturing process were considered as possible manufacturing routes achieving an optimized geometry of the component for each of them. The topology optimizations were performed considering each processes' peculiarities, introduced as constraints. Same strength for a given set of loads and boundary conditions was the target of each analysis. The component's lightening can be considered environmentally friendly just after assessing the impacts associated with all the stages of the product' life cycle. Indeed, each phase of the product' life cycle can be affected, differently, by the performed topology optimization taking into account the peculiarities of the employed manufacturing process. The overall considerations on the most environmentally safe strategies can, therefore, change according to the specificities of the optimized shapes. The topology optimization showed its utmost potentiality, from a sustainable point of view, if applied to additive manufacturing techniques for the advantages arisen by the capability to manufacture complex shapes benefiting also of reduction time process owing to less material to be deposited.
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