A Functional-Based Stack-up Design System for Stamping Dies

Abstract:

The aim of this paper is to develop a functional-based stack-up design system for stamping dies. By performing function analysis, function decomposition, and geometric analysis, design engineers are able to identify a particular die’s functional features and their main variables, which are used as the basic units for the stack-up design. This stack-up design system includes a die design knowledge base, a functional feature module, and graphic user interfaces. A functional-based stack-up design system has been implemented on a Windows operation system through interfacing Visual Basic codes with commercial software, CATIA and Automation API. To showcase the power of the system, an example of designing a lower of the drawing dies for roof outer panels is provided. Based on the experimental results, the system is an efficient, flexible and accurate stack-up system for designing die structures.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 110-116)
• Pages: 1447-1457
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1447
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Bor Tsuen Lin, Ming Ren Chang
• Keywords: Functional Feature, Functional-Based, Stack-Up Design, Stamping Die

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