Field of Expertise: Advanced Material Science
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Field of Expertise: Advanced Material Science | |
The systematic process of material selection using the example of shuttle vehicles Shuttle vehicles in warehouse systems are gaining increasing importance. With respect to further developments regarding the materials selection for various components, it is indispensable to find appropriate compromises between functions, weight, costs etc. Since there is a wide variety of materials available on today’s market, however, it is not always easy to find the most suitable material for a specific part. By means of a systematic materials selection, it is possible to reduce the large number of materials to only a few. The materials selection can be divided into 4 steps, whereas the most important one is the determination of the material requisition. Here, the requirements, which the material has to fulfill, are further subdivided into functions, constraints, objectives and free variables. In the next step, a screening or preselection of the materials, which do not meet the requirements, is performed by using the software package Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES). During the third step, the materials are then ranked according to their attractiveness. Finally, the best materials are examined in more detail to find the most suitable ones. In the present study, such a systematic materials selection will be presented by an example of a load-suspension device for a shuttle vehicle. |