UROP Project
Development of an interface between conventional CAD-Software and an inhouse analysation tool for injection moulds
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Key Info
Basic Information
- Project Offer-Number:
- 699
- Category:
- Keine eindeutige Zuordnung
- Field:
- Computational Engineering Science
- Faculty:
- 4
- Organisation unit:
- Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen
- Language Skills:
- English or German
- Computer Skills:
- Programming in C++, Matlab
MoveOn
The quality of parts produced via injection moulding depends highly on the tempering layout of the mould. Therefore a computational approach to the mould design can lead to good part quality. An interesting idea is the use of evolutionary algorithms to find a proper tempering layout. To test and analyse different kind of mould geometries an import/export function has to be included to the existing analysation environment. In this project we are working with C++, Matlab and the injection moulding software Sigmasoft. The import/export interface should be able to handle common CAD files like .stl, .step or .iges. An editing of the geometrie should also be included to display certain areas of the mould.
Task
Depending on the students background and interests, the project can focus on: (1) developing an interface between a simulation environment and a CAD Software. (2) increasing computational efficiency of the analyser (simplifying code, parallelizing...).
Requirements
The candidate should have a background in computer aided engineering and programming or a related area. The applicant should show an interest in simulation and plastic processing, especially injection moulding.