Tag: Optimization

This is a guest post by Gabriel Dämmer, research associate at Festo and the Institute of Polymer Product Engineering at Johannes Kepler University. Combining additive manufacturing (AM) with structural optimization can result in functionally integrated and stiff but lightweight structures. … Read More

The development of a design from the first steps of defining requirements to the final step when it is ready for production is often a lengthy and iterative process. Gaining an early understanding of what a design should look like … Read More

Have you ever felt like your design was overweight or unnecessarily exceeded its structural requirements? This could mean you are using excessive material which can directly affects the overall cost. Or has your single part been patched up with structural … Read More

The powertrain of electric vehicles must be developed to consider and finally fulfill an increasing number of internal, customer and legal requirements and must be developed with increasing ambitions concerning target fulfillment. The classical development strategies foresee individual development routes … Read More

Motor designers have to consider increasing conflicting constraints during the different design phases, like efficiency, temperature, weight, compactness or cost. Moreover, under strong environmental and governmental pressure during the past years, the automotive industry is continuously evolving to integrate new … Read More