2011 Altair Optimization Contest

Seonho Park, Seunghoon Cho Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University

Advisor : Dong-Hoon Choi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University

Outline
1. Automation topic

2. Optimization topic B - Optimization of Transmission Center Mounting Bracket

3. Free subject -Topology optimization of hood reinforcement considering pedestrian protection

Applied Mechanics and Optimal Design Lab.

Automation Topic

Features (1/3)
Execute in the tab menu Construct user friendly interface Select of material properties Select of section view (include the section figure) Save the FE file
Create the mesh Set up material property

Select beam section

Enter the size and length of beam

Delete the current FE file Easily restart the automation process

Apply the force

Analysis

Applied Mechanics and Optimal Design Lab.

Features (2/3)
Material Properties
Steel Gray cast iron Aluminums Titanium Manually selection

Determination of Size
Determinate the width, height, t1 and t2 according to specific beam section Determinate the length of beam

Mesh Generation
Beam Section
Rectangular I-shaped H-shaped C-shaped L-shaped Please reset the directory path in tcl script. 5 Hexa mesh is available Adjust the element size Automatically create the SPC and RBE2 element

Force
Apply the force along y axis

Applied Mechanics and Optimal Design Lab.

Features (3/3)
Video Clip

Applied Mechanics and Optimal Design Lab.