Additive manufacturing and topological optimization are two key technologies that have a good symbiosis. Several issues have been solved in the area of both technologies. Additive manufacturing relaxes the design constraints related to the manufacturability of a part. A diesel engine support is topologically optimized. Two functionalities are included in the optimization: a connection between the powertrain and the vehicle chassis, and anchor for a pulley that applies tension to the belt that drives the vehicle cooling system. It is shown how the loads were determined in this practical study case. The optimized design is additive manufactured.
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