Thesis Work- AI-based nesting
Braås, SE, 363 41
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Description Thesis work
For this thesis work you will join the department of VPD (virtual product development). We are located at site Braås, part of Volvo CE and home of the articulated hauler. VPD works with virtual product development in the areas of vehicle simulation, structural and vibration analysis, and data analytics. We have a great interest in mathematics, physics, and problem-solving.
In this thesis work you will work with optimizing the nesting process in sheet metal cutting to minimize material waste and enhance manufacturing efficiency.
Your assignment is to find the optimum solution, supported by AI, to minimize the waste of metal sheets. Sheet metal is delivered to our factory in standard sizes and we use a number of different sheet thicknesses. We want to develop an algorithm based on geometries from detail drawings and gather those with the same thickness on the same sheet. The layout should be such that the waste is minimized. The steel sheets are expensive and we need to do this analysis many times in a project since the thickness of components often changes.
Does this sound interesting? Welcome with your application.
Suitable Background: computer sciences or mathematics, experience in python.
Thesis Level: Bachelor or Master
Language: Swedish or English
Starting Date: Spring 2026
Number of Students: 1 thesis work x 1-2 student
For further information, please contact:
Manoranjan Kumar, Calculation Engineer
manoranjan.kumar@volvo.com
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