Abstract (EN):
The numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes is extensively used for
the analysis and the design of industrial parts avoiding the long and expensive
experimental tryout procedures. This paper presents a new computational method
coupling a finite element forming simulation and an evolutionary algorithm, in order
to optimise process parameters of sheet metal forming. The forming analysis is
performed by a commercial code and the evolutionary algorithm is described here.
Applications are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed
method considering several relevant parameters including punch and die radii, punch
and die angles and blank-holder force.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
12