ANSYS Workbench Environment (WBE)
Topological Optimization: Shape Finder
A titanium bracket is shown in the figure above. The upper region is 0.25" thick. The lower region is 0.5" thick.
A bearing load acts on the curved face of the slot: Fx = 2500 lbf, to the left, and Fy = 1500lbf, up.
Use a cylindrical support (axial & radial directions fixed, tangential direction, free) on the two 1/4" diameter holes.
Use ANSYS-WBE shape finder to attempt to reduce the part weight by 50%
Use the ideas you get from shape finder to create a real model of the part at ~50% lower weight and evaluate the stress and deflection of your new design. Retain the two 1/4" diameter holes (plus material around them for the attachment bolts to clamp against) and retain the axle slot at the top. Your final design should be close to 50% weight reduction, but need not be exactly 50%. The safety factor based on an equivalent stress evaluation considering the yield strength of titanium alloy must be greater than one.