InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact |
Publisher |
Future Technology Press |
Vol. 8 No. 2 |
KES Transactions on SDM II - Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015 |
Volume Editors |
KES International |
Journal ISSN |
2051-6002 |
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Article Title | Computer aided Micro-EDM die-sinking tool design optimization |
Primary Author | Samuel Bigot, Cardiff University |
Other Author(s) |
Anthony Surleraux; Romain Lepert; Jean Phillipe Pernot
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Pages |
552 - 571
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Article ID |
sdm15-081 |
Publication Date |
02-May-16 |
Abstract | This paper describes a new efficient method for computer aided optimisations of micro EDM die sinking tools, which can be used for design optimisation and performance verification in the digital domain. This would facilitate the integration and re-configurability of the micro EDM die sinking process in high value products manufacturing chains. An EDM simulation tool which makes use of voxels embedded in a voxel octree to represent the geometries is introduced and its application to a new Micro-EDM die-sinking tool shape optimisation is then described. Simulation results obtained with simple shapes are then discussed highlighting the capabilities of the new optimisation method and potential areas of improvement are proposed. |
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Remarks |
Paper presented at KES International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, 12-14 April 2015
First date of publication in InImpact: 1 December 2015 |