Systems and methods for material life prediction

摘要

Included are embodiments for predicting an expected life of a pliable material. Some embodiments of a method include modeling, by a computing device, the pliable material and simulating strain on the pliable material, wherein simulating strain on the pliable material includes creating a strain results file. Similarly, some embodiments of the method include identifying, from the strain results file, a point of strain energy density on the pliable material, accessing a life prediction curve associated with the pliable material to determine a material file, and creating a strain-material file by combining the strain results file and the material file. Still some embodiments of the method include executing software to predict the expected life of the pliable material and predicting the expected life of the pliable material.

主权项

1. A method for predicting an expected life of a pliable material, comprising:
modeling, by a computing device, the pliable material; simulating a strain on the pliable material, wherein simulating strain on the pliable material includes creating a strain results file; identifying, from the strain results file, at least one point of strain energy density on the pliable material; accessing a life prediction curve associated with the pliable material to determine a material file; creating a strain-material file by combining the strain results file and the material file; executing software to predict the expected life of the pliable material; predicting the expected life of the pliable material; and determining an effect of an available design space to determine a procedure for increasing the expected life of the pliable material, wherein the available design space includes a pillar height from about 10 microns to about 180 mm, a diameter from about 5 microns to about 170 mm, a tip radius from about 2 microns to about 170 mm, a draft angle from about 0 degrees to about 80 degrees, and a pillar spacing from about 5 microns to about 13 mm.