Geometry Optimization of Branched Sheet Metal Products

Geometry Optimization plays an important role concerning to design tasks in mechanical engineering. For those we are studying sheet metal products like cable conduits. We formulate a nonlinear, continuous optimization problem to find an optimal geometry for such a sheet metal product. The goal is to find from a given topology the optimal geometry parameters concerning to the minimal bending of a cable conduit, spanning a huge distance. Hereby a lot of constraints, like given sizes of cross-section areas of the chambers, given quantity of sheet metal, and so on have to be fullfilled. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)