Coupling ANSYS Workbench with modeFRONTIER

Structural optimization of a metal sheet with hole

Summary
Model definition and Parameterization Structural analysis Optimization workflow Analysis of results

Model Definition
The model is a metal sheet with hole. The sheet is fixed constrained along the bottom edge Two distributed loads along top and right sides are applied

Model Parameterization
Model parameters are: Position, dimension and fillet of the hole Thickness of the metal sheet

Structural Analysis

The mesh is automatically created by Workbench The distributed loads are applied on two side surfaces (100 N)

Optimization Workflow (modeFRONTIER)

Design Parameters Input variables 5 geometric variables Output variables Maximum stress and displacement Mass Design goals Minimize maximum displacement Minimize mass

Optimizations set-up data Sampling phase: Original configuration nr initial individuals: 16 Exploration phase: MOGA-II scheduler 320 iterations

Optimization Analysis Parallel Chart

The Parallel Chart allows the filter of the designs in order to get the optimal values for both the objectives The set of Best Designs (Pareto frontier) can be visualized

Optimization Analysis Correlation Chart

Displacement is inversely correlated with mass Displacement is inversely proportional to thickness Mass is directly proportional to thickness

Optimization Analysis Bubble Chart

1 The Bubble plot shown is a 4D view of the scatter It compares the design that have been investigated with respect to different objectives

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Lower Max Displacement

Solution Compromise

Lower Mass Value

Optimization Analysis Results

Original Design

Compromise Solution

Max displacement 0.498e-7 m Mass 0.288 Kg

Max displacement 0.498 E-7 m Mass 0.236 Kg