Print Email Facebook Twitter A lightweight cart frame design that makes use of topology optimization Title A lightweight cart frame design that makes use of topology optimization Author Gevers, L.T.M. Contributor Herder, J.L. (mentor) Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Programme Biomechanical Date 2016-11-28 Abstract Topology optimization is a bio-inspired optimization method based on the growth of bones. With this method, the optimal material distribution with the minimal amount of material for a product can be defined. This could help engineers to create innovative lightweight designs and get rid of benchmark and pervious design on which current designs are commonly based. The goal of this graduation project is to show that topology optimization is useful as a source of inspiration for commercial companies to create innovative lightweight designs. Therefore, a design assignment is performed for a baggage cart frame design. The new cart frame design is based on the topology optimization in 3D. In the end, the new design is compared with four concepts designed by the company to show that the use of topology optimization resulted in a lighter and more innovative design. Subject Topology optimizationbio-inspiredleightweight designcommerical companycart frame To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d3909cc3-4475-484f-a853-45ab31f7a9e9 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Gevers, L.T.M. Files PDF MSc_report_Lotte-Gevers_R ... sitory.pdf 1.5 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d3909cc3-4475-484f-a853-45ab31f7a9e9/datastream/OBJ/view