Menglei Sun

Dr. Menglei Sun


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 August 2022 in Materials
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HCHao Chen
Hao Chen
CLChihua LU
Chihua LU
ZLZhien Liu
Zhien Liu
CSCunrui Shen
Cunrui Shen
MSMenglei Sun
Menglei Sun
Tail-welded blanks (TWBs) are widely used in automotive bodies to improve the structural performance and reduce weight. The stiffness and modal lightweight design optimisation of TWBs for automotive doors was performed in this study. The finite element model was validated through physical experiments. An L27 (312) Taguchi orthogonal array was used to collect the sample points. The multi-objective optimisation problem was transformed into a single-objective optimisation problem based on the grey relational degree. The optimal combination of structural design parameters was obtained for a tail-welded door using the proposed method, and the weight of the door structure was reduced by 2.83 kg. The proposed optimisation method has fewer iterations and a lower computational cost, enabling the design of lightweight TWBs.