Project Overview Executed a comprehensive structural optimization study to reduce the material volume of stainless steel furniture while maintaining strict industrial safety standards. This project utilized advanced topology optimization algorithms to identify and remove material redundancy, resulting in significant weight reductions without compromising structural integrity.
Technical Responsibilities & Methodologies
Advanced Stress Distribution Analysis: Conducted high-fidelity simulations using Ansys (FEA) to map stress concentrations and strain energy across original desk and chair designs.
Topology Optimization Implementation: Applied iterative optimization methods to redesign the internal geometry of the furniture, achieving a 30% reduction in total weight while adhering to a Factor of Safety (FoS) of 1.5.
Massive Weight Reduction Execution: Successfully engineered a reduction in desk mass from 1562.51 kg to 667.25 kg and chair mass from 1210.24 kg to 126.38 kg through optimized material distribution.
Integrated Design Workflow: Streamlined the optimization pipeline by directly integrating simulation-driven results into the CAD modeling process, ensuring the final designs remained manufacturable and aesthetically functional.
Key Achievements
Significant Material Efficiency: Achieved over 50% material savings for the desk and an nearly 90% reduction for the chair through precise structural reconfiguration.
Sustainable Manufacturing Impact: Contributed innovative solutions for material-efficient design, paving the way for more sustainable industrial manufacturing practices in the furniture industry.
Validated Safety Compliance: Ensured all optimized designs met or exceeded predicted load requirements with a verified 1.5 safety margin, demonstrating the reliability of the computational models.