Design Optimization of a Shaft on Two Bearings

Abstract

<p>The purpose of this project was to develop an aid to designing machinery shafts to find the optimum design for most shaft design applications met in design engineers' practices, to reduce the cost of the shafts.</p> <p>The result was a computer package capable of handling the design optimization of step shafts supported on two bearings which will find the shaft design with minimum cost.</p> <p>Additional benefits were obtained such as reducing engineering time and cost, increasing reliability of the design, etc.</p>