TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF SEAT CLIP BY USING TAGUCHI DESIGN METHODOLOGY

Mechanical Engineering

Topology optimization for a considerable time has been successfully applied in the field of design for the development of light-weight structures. Especially in the aerospace sector, topology / topography optimization techniques are gaining recognition as effective tools for improving structural efficiency of newly designed aerospace vehicles. In that context, a project has been done on aeroplane seat clip. Which is one of the most commonly used part for each seat in aeroplane. The aim of the project was to achieve at a light-weight design of the clip without compromising on its strength. Key objective of this project is applying Taguchi robust design Methodology for designing a clip in different combinations of process parameters. The general material used for clip is Aluminium. L09 orthogonal array is used to frame the experiments. Altair Inspire design software is used to design the clip and identify the best robost structure based on the von misses stress. Along the von misses, weight factor also observed in each condition. The von misses and weight results are taken for ANOVA to find the significance of each parameter and percentage contribution of each parameter on the result. This project reveals that optimized condition for von misess and weight.

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