Optimal programming of multi-point cushion systems for sheet metal forming

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Palaniswamy, H ^a   Braedel, M ^b   AThandapani, ^a   Altan, T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Optimization; Sheet metal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SHEET METAL;

BLANK HOLDER FORCE (BHF); CUSHION SYSTEMS; HYDROFORMING;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 33750040896     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60409-0     Document Type: Article

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