{"id":1,"date":"2021-05-05T19:34:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T02:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learnlab\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-09-22T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:34:59","slug":"cycling-and-academia-team-up-to-explore-thousands-of-design-solutions-for-swingarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/2021\/05\/05\/cycling-and-academia-team-up-to-explore-thousands-of-design-solutions-for-swingarm\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling and Academia Team Up to Explore Thousands of Design Solutions for Swingarm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1.jpg\" alt=\"Swing arm\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm-1-345x345.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>University of Bristol engineering student&nbsp;combines&nbsp;his love of mountain biking with&nbsp;a curiosity&nbsp;about&nbsp;generative design&nbsp;to offer&nbsp;A.I.-powered&nbsp;solutions to a cycling company in the UK.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story begins with a fortuitous meeting in a garden shed over a cup of tea.&nbsp;Engineering student Ben Boxer contacted Joe McEwan\u2014an accomplished engineer who was in the process of turning his hobby of designing bicycle frames into a new career path\u2014to discuss engineering and design in the mountain bike industry. It happened that McEwan needed help transferring 2D drawings of his bicycles into 3D CAD models for his swingarm design, and Boxer was more than willing to volunteer for the job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shed&nbsp;where they met&nbsp;was the workshop that would become custom mountain bike frame manufacturer Starling Cycles. Operating out of Bristol in the UK, Starling Cycles brings together passion for mountain biking and expertise in engineering to create one-of-a-kind, durable bikes rooted in simplicity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passion leads to opportunity&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This was an exciting opportunity for me as it helped develop my CAD skills alongside my studies, while getting my foot in the door of an industry in which I hope to pursue my career&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Boxer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Boxer, a bright and enthusiastic student who was coincidentally looking to select an area of research for his thesis, was a perfect candidate to help focus on manufacturing methods for Starling\u2019s swingarm parts. He had been using Autodesk\u00ae Fusion 360\u00ae software and was keen to experiment more with its generative design tools. Boxer had also been exposed to generative design through his engineering program and had been encouraged to further develop these skills by his professor and the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the University of Bristol, Professor Ben Hicks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaboration demonstrates the massive synergies that exist between student, university, and industry. In this case, the result was a swingarm design optimized through part consolidation, time savings, and the freedom to choose which manufacturing option, out of several, worked best.&nbsp;Professor Hicks\u2019 foresight into the value of developing generative design skills in his students paired with Boxer\u2019s knowledge and work ethic led to untapped opportunities for Starling Cycles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Boxer,\u00a0engineering student\u00a0at the University of Bristol\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complex iterations, AI, and cloud-powered solutions with generative design&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe McEwan had initially considered using topology optimization to modify and improve his swingarm design. However, Boxer convinced him that generative design was a more sophisticated design solution that would ultimately produce better results. With topology optimization, a single part, single material, and single manufacturing method are optimized. But generative design offered the freedom and depth of design to explore multiple solutions with multiple materials and manufacturing methods in the same time it would take to explore one method with topology optimization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Boxer, a central challenge with generative design is that it requires a more thorough understanding of loading requirements than traditional methodologies. Accuracy became a critical component in the initial stages of software inputs.&nbsp;Boxer tackled this challenge by using a combination of methods, including free-body analysis, finite element analysis, and&nbsp;testing to determine requirements&nbsp;for stiffness, all aimed at improving manufacturability, reducing part count, and maintaining (or improving) performance. Using generative design, he could simultaneously generate multiple CAD-ready options based on multiple specified manufacturing constraints and product performance requirements. The outcome? Part count was reduced by eight and total welded length by about 50%. Boxer loved the time he saved due to the built-in simulation, and McEwan was impressed with the reduced waste and more sustainable product.&nbsp;Overall, the time savings enabled more iteration &#8211; always a good thing when it comes to design optimization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEfficient design\u202fconceptualization is one of the main advantages of generative design that I have identified through this\u202fproject\u201d says Boxer. \u201cThe use of the unrestricted algorithm to explore the ideal, most structurally&nbsp;effective solution to a problem for each material being investigated is really useful\u2014&nbsp;even if you don\u2019t necessarily have additive manufacturing in mind. The organic forms produced are unconventional and beautiful and would be very difficult to design without such\u202ftechnology.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Boxer\u2019s optimized swingarm design for Starling Cycles using Autodesk Fusion 360 generative design tools\" class=\"wp-image-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/learn-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Swingarm1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student-led, professor-supported innovation and career development&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Hicks, who was Boxer\u2019s academic supervisor throughout the project, believes in the power of the student-employer relationship. The engineering program at the University of Bristol offers students the opportunity to be matched with a summer internship to undertake a research project and gain valuable, on-the-job skills. And that\u2019s not all. Professor Hicks&nbsp;and his colleagues in&nbsp;the engineering&nbsp;department&nbsp;are&nbsp;working closely with Autodesk to co-design and co-develop CAD curriculum integrated throughout the engineering programs, including generative design training.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>At Bristol,&nbsp;we believe that provision of industrially relevant projects&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential for students to apply and develop their transferable skills<\/p><cite>Professors Hicks<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Boxer, Hicks, and McEwan&nbsp;are striking examples of&nbsp;the mutual benefit that exists when industry and academia collaborate. As the world prepares for&nbsp;a&nbsp;growing population and the era of AI-driven automation, educators know&nbsp;industry is looking to hire students with a&nbsp;new&nbsp;set of&nbsp;skills&nbsp;to assimilate to this future of work transformation.&nbsp;Collaboration has a greater collective impact while meeting individual goals&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;a win-win(-win) for this trio of innovators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Bristol engineering student&nbsp;combines&nbsp;his love of mountain biking with&nbsp;a curiosity&nbsp;about&nbsp;generative design&nbsp;to offer&nbsp;A.I.-powered&nbsp;solutions to a cycling company in the UK.&nbsp; The story begins with a fortuitous meeting in a garden shed over a cup of tea.&nbsp;Engineering student Ben Boxer contacted Joe McEwan\u2014an accomplished engineer who was in the process of turning his hobby of designing 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