Evaluation method for the topological synthesis of sheet metal components

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 403-418

  Padhye, Swapnil ^a   Campbell, Matthew I ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DYES; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; STAMPING; TOPOLOGY;

ENGINEERING DESIGN; MANUFACTURING COSTS; SPATIAL CONSTRAINTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SHAPES;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 14044264289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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