UROP Project
Automated part geometry evaluation for a part complexity assessment to predict injection moulding tool life
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Key Info
Basic Information
- Project Offer-Number:
- 1068
- Category:
- UROP International
- Field:
- Computer Science
- Faculty:
- 4
- Organisation unit:
- Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components
- Language Skills:
- Englisch - fluent
- Computer Skills:
- Programming skills, Graphical representation (STEP-Format ideally)
- Professor:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kampker
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The use of additively manufactured polymer tools for injection moulding offers a cost and time saving alternative to conventional prototype tooling. To adequately use polymer tools, the tool life of a given tool needs to be know before the manufacturing process starts to assess the economic feasibility accurately. Based on part geometry, a tool life prediction can be made. Therefore, an automated geometric evaluation, transferring the 3D-representation of any given part into a quantitative description needs to be developed.
Task
Write a software script, that is able to: Automatically calculate quantitative measures (provided by supervisor) from the geometric representation of a part (ideally STEP-Format) Automatically evalute feautres of the part (e.g. holes, boses, etc.) Automatically calculate wall thicknesses along the part Generate a graphic representation the calculated values
Requirements
Motivation and commitment to generate new ideas and produce new software tools Ability to communicate and work in a team Independent, structured work approach Interest in computer programming, graphical representation and geometric analysis