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Application of Inverse Isogeometric Methodology in Analysis of Multi-Step Sheet Metal Stamping Processes

Isazadeh, Amir Reza | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 53929 (08)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Mechanical Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Assempour, Ahmad
  7. Abstract:
  8. Recently, isogeometric methodology has been successfully implemented in one-step inverse analysis of sheet metal stamping processes. However, these models are not capable of analyzing forming processes which require severe deformation and/or several forming stages. This paper presents a multi-step inverse isogeometric methodology to enhance the precision of one-step models in predictions of the initial blank, strain distributions, and drawability of the formed parts. This methodology deals with the minimization of potential energy, deformation theory of plasticity, and considering membrane elements. The presented methodology utilizes the NURBS basis functions to create the final, middle, and blank geometries, and also to analyze sheet metal deformation. The characteristics of the applied formulations make it possible to simultaneously observe the effects of changing part parameters on its formability. One advantage of this approach is that the linear system of governing equations is solved without concern about the convergence. In addition, the presented methodology is able to successfully generate the middle geometry and to restrict the movements of physical nodes along the middle surface, by presenting a new NURBS-based mapping and sliding constraint technique. The performance of the presented model is experimentally evaluated under forming of a rectangular box. In this test, the results of the presented model are compared with those of the experiment. Also, in several problems, the presented approach is compared with forward FEM simulation. Results comparisons indicate the credibility of the presented model in the prediction of forming parameters at a low computation time
  9. Keywords:
  10. Initial Blank Estimation ; Deep Drawing ; Inverse Isogeometric Analysis ; Multi-Step Inverse Isogeometric Analysis ; Sheet Metal Stamping Processes ; Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS)Functions