Design Optimization of Machine-Tool Structures Considering Manufacturing Cost, Accuracy, and Productivity

Abstract

This paper proposes a multiphase design optimization method using simplified structural models in order to minimize manufacturing cost of machine-tool structures under constraints of machining accuracy, machining productivity, and local deformations of structural members. The manufacturing cost is divided into three components—material cost, welding cost, and machining cost, each of which is minimized in the multiphase optimization process. The method is demonstrated on a structural model of a double-column machine tool.