Advanced assistance tool for optimal compression spring design

International audienceThe main industrial programs for spring design do not make most of the powerful capabilities for optimization currently available. Usually, such software simply provides comprehensive validation tools. This paper introduces an advanced sizing tool for compression spring design. This tool can be used at any design stage and involves a specification sheet to provide data including interval values. Interval analysis and optimization processes are then run to provide the best design as output. High-level assistance functionalities are also presented and illustrated through a case study