Sensitivity analysis and optimization of sheet steel thickness for vibroacoustic behavior of enclosures

Abstract

International audienceIn automotive applications, one of the keys to ensure weight reduction is the optimization of the sheet steel thickness. This paper presents a non-exhaustive list of sensitivity analysis methods (local, global and energy-based) allowing to determine which thicknesses could be reduced. The first results of an adaptive optimization procedure allowing reduction of the thicknesses under design constraints are also illustrated for the modal behaviour of an academic structure representing a simplified cab coupled with an acoustic cavity