AN FEA APPROACH
Motivation
Problem Statement
MODELING
FRAME, SCREW, FRAME HINGE
MODELING
TEMPLE & HINGE ON TEMPLE
ASSEMBLY
OPEN GLASSES
ASSEMBLY
HINGE
ASSEMBLY
CLOSED GLASSES
Property
Elastic & Elastic Plastic
Steel: E = 210 GPa, v = .3! Yield Strength: 250 MPa! Other typical materials: Aluminum, Titanium, Plastic
Boundary Conditions
Symmetry at Nose Bridge! U1 = U2 = 0 ! Rigid Temple Face!
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U1= U2 = U3 = UR = 0
Interaction
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! Contact Type:
Mesh
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Loads
Person Stepping: ! Weight:165 lbs! Mass: 75 kg! Force: 735 N! Area: .000273 m
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Loads
Analytical Rigid Surface!
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Loads
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Going Forward
Alternative Materials! Design Optimization! Torsion Tests! Working with the Hinge to Include Rotation
Questions?