Design Optimisation
FEA Topology Optimisation
RTJ Consultants can use modern optimisation software to determine design solutions that meet a blend of customer requirements be it weight, strength or stiffness. We would typically recommend and iterative optimisation trial first to get an understanding of the design space. Beware analysts who offer pure FEA optimisation, the results are often suboptimal, difficult to interpret or miss key design requirements. RTJ Consultants’ experience allows us to avoid these pitfalls and provide useful and relevant results.
Hybrid Iterative Optimisation
RTJ Consultants are experts at design of experiments approaches to optimisation. We can use our engineering knowledge to embed manufacturing and design requirements into the process. Optimisation is a hybrid mixture of FEA and traditional analysis. Typically, it involves running several scenarios to understand and map the solution space iterating towards a solution. We typically find that this process can quickly iterate to a solution that meets design requirements without the need to undertake detailed FEA topology optimisation.
Traditional Optimisation
Similar to the iterative optimisation but using non-FEA approaches. These tend to be quick and so brute force methods can be used that map more of the design space. These would typically link various tools such as Excel, VBA, MATLAB and python and run optimisation code. These traditional optimisation processes are invaluable during the initial design sizing before attempting detailed FEA approaches.