Abstract
ABSTRACT Blank holders play an important role in non-isothermal stamping, and blank holder optimization is thus investigated in this article. A kriging-interpolated level-set method based on a parallel infilling strategy is proposed. First, a new method is used to discretize the design domain of a blank holder. The first-stage kriging model between the nodes and level-set values is developed, and a new blank holder structure can be determined according to a level-set threshold. The second-stage kriging model between the level sets and forming quality is then developed. The second-stage kriging model is updated based on a parallel infilling strategy. The best level-set values are obtained via an improved particle swarm optimization, and the optimal blank holder structure is determined. The proposed method is validated using a cross-shaped part. The results show that the optimized blank holder mass is reduced by 28%, and the forming quality is improved significantly.
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