Shaped Body Geometry Optimization for Faster Tool Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for designing components and manufacturing processes, such as those for catalysts and shaping tools, are time-consuming, costly, and complex, requiring extensive technical expertise and iterative calculations, making them inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that retrieves target criteria, defines seed geometries, generates parameters, simulates variations to meet target criteria, and determines adapted geometries for shaped bodies and shaping tools, using iterative optimization processes to reduce complexity and improve efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional iterative design methods are used for shaped bodies and manufacturing tools, then design accuracy and performance optimization are improved, but research lead time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining parameter families and geometry templates before the actual design optimization process. This allows the system to have design constraints and geometric relationships established in advance, enabling faster iterative calculations without compromising design accuracy. The pre-structured parameter families guide the optimization process efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by systematically varying design parameters within predefined families to explore the design space. The system changes geometric parameters, material properties, and process parameters in a structured manner to achieve optimization goals while reducing the number of iterative cycles needed compared to conventional methods.
2Reliability
If complex iterative calculations are performed for geometry optimization, then catalyst performance is improved, but computational cost and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the geometry optimization process into distinct modules: parameter definition, geometry generation, simulation analysis, and evaluation. Each module handles specific aspects of the optimization, allowing complex calculations to be performed in a structured, manageable way that maintains catalyst performance while reducing overall process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system optimizes catalyst performance by systematically changing parameters such as geometry dimensions, material composition, and process conditions. These parameter changes are guided by predefined relationships and constraints, enabling efficient exploration of the design space without requiring excessively complex computational models.
3Manufacturing precision
If detailed geometry optimization is performed for both shaped bodies and manufacturing tools, then manufacturing precision is improved, but design complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the design processes for shaped bodies and manufacturing tools into a unified optimization framework. By combining these designs and using shared parameter families and geometric templates, the system achieves high geometry precision for both components while reducing overall design complexity through integration rather than separate optimization processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by establishing geometric relationships and constraints between the shaped body and manufacturing tool before detailed optimization. This pre-structuring ensures that geometry precision is maintained while avoiding the need for complex iterative adjustments during later design stages.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for designing at least one shaping tool, a computer-implemented method for designing a manufacturing process for manufacturing at least one shaped body, a shaping tool designing system for designing at least one shaped body and a manufacture-designing system for designing a manufacturing process for manufacturing at least one shaped body.