Ermittlung eines Skelettierungsverfahrens zur Konvertierung von Topologieoptimierungsergebnissen
DS 106: Proceedings of the 31st Symposium Design for X (DFX2020)
Year: 2020
Editor: Dieter Krause; Kristin Paetzold; Sandro Wartzack
Author: Mayer, Johannes; Wartzack, Sandro
Series: DfX
Institution: Engineering Design; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Section: Lightweight Design
Page(s): 111-120
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.35199/dfx2020.12
Abstract
By showing where to place material in a specified design space, the continuous topology optimization is very useful in product development of structural loaded components. However the optimizations design proposal is far from being a parametric CAD-model. Instead it usually consists of a tesselated surface, that has to be re-engineered. As this is often done manually, it takes a lot of time and expert knowledge. Curve skeleton algorithms have proven their ability to support the restructuring of truss-like design proposals by providing references for construction elements. To investigate a similar design concept for general optimization results, showing truss-like structures as well as surface-like sections, the suitability of surface skeletons for topology reconstruction is examined.
Keywords: Computational Geometry, Topology Optimization, Medial Axis Transform, Surface Skeleton