Optimization for Loading Path in Rear Sub-frame Hydroforming Using Uniform Design and Response Surface Method

摘要

Rear sub-frame is one of the important parts of automobile chassis. Tube hydroforming (THF) is a kind of the advanced manufacturing technology to produce the sub-frame. The success of a THF process is highly dependent on the loading paths (axial feed versus pressure) used. The uniform design method combined with the response surface method was used to optimize the loading path in this paper. The results obtained by numerical simulation demonstrated that product quality is good in the optimized loading path.