Week - 8 - Morphing

Question:

In this challenge, There will be two models.

1) Practice all the Morphing techniques that were shown in the video for Model-1.

2) Perform morphing for the Model-2 and Increase the Height of the Dog houses and Ribs. (Refer Red annotations in the below image to understand what are Dog houses and Ribs)





Write a report on Morphing of both models and Discuss applications of morphing in various industries.

Solution:

Introduction:

What is Morphing in ANSA?

Morphing is a technique in a Pre processor for Structural Analysis ANSA, used for reshaping of the CAD model or the FE model. This technique is used for the purpose of impovisation or bring about the change in the model used for real time. In other words, morphing is an adaptation of given shape to a new form. The geometry of a given concept model can be modified to required proportions to create new designs. CAE Morphing allows users to work on the FE mesh directly reducing the time taken to go back to the designer to update the geometry.

Applications of Morphing:

01. Aeronautics:

Fig1.1: Applications of morphing in aeronautics.

One industry that benefits the most from morphing is aviation industry. The rocket used for defence as well as for the aircraft modification, this tevhnique is found to be useful one. By application, the part that goes through major changes are its fuselage and wings. Through this different aircraft are made depending on its application and variant.

Fig1.2: Aircraft wings morphed for different application

Fig1.3: Aircraft with mrophed fuselage and tail.

02. Automobile:

Common application of morphing invloves tranforming the type of a car. Maruti Suzuki was a sedan, but its tail was morphed and made a hatchback for its use in higgh traffic condition. The same stand for Honda Amaze, where the actual and a bigger Honda City is transformed to its smaller version. The same is done for increasing the size of the tail or making the sedan to SUVs or SUVs to TUVs.

Fig1.4: Applications of morphing in automobile.

From the above figure, a sedan is transfromed to SUV, while in the right, the trunk is increased,a long with its feature.

Let's start with the procedure for morphing in ANSA: