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A Generalized Shape Function Approach for Multimaterial Topology Optimization
Swagatam Islam Sarkar, Nikhil Singh, Anupam Saxena +1
This paper presents a generalized shape function (gSF) approach for multi-material topology optimization that utilizes a compact design space to produce optimized configurations fe…
Design optimization and robustness analysis of rigid-link flapping mechanisms
Shyam Sunder Nishad, Anupam Saxena
Rigid link flapping mechanisms remain the most practical choice for flapping wing micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) to carry useful payloads and onboard batteries for free flight due to…
Normalized field product approach: A parameter-free density evaluation method for close-to-binary solutions in topology optimization with embedded length scale
Nikhil Singh, Prabhat Kumar, Anupam Saxena
This paper provides a normalized field product approach for topology optimization to achieve close-to-binary optimal designs. The method employs a parameter-free density measure th…
Topology optimization of contact-aided compliant mechanisms for tracing multi-kink paths
Prabhat Kumar, Roger A Sauer, Anupam Saxena
This paper presents a topology optimization approach to design 2D contact-aided compliant mechanisms (CCMs) that can trace the desired output paths with more than one kink while ex…
PyHexTop: a compact Python code for topology optimization using hexagonal elements
Aditi Agarwal, Anupam Saxena, Prabhat Kumar
Python serves as an open-source and cost-effective alternative to the MATLAB programming language. This paper introduces a concise topology optimization Python code, named ``\textt…
Normalized Field Product method for Topology Optimization
Nikhil Singh, Anupam Saxena
The paper presents a novel, parameter free, density evaluation method for topology optimization based on normalized product of a scalar field. The approach imposes length scale on…
Topology Optimization with Tetra-kai-decahedra and Spheroidal Masks
Nikhil Singh, Anupam Saxena
A novel meshing scheme, based on regular tetra-kai-decahedron, also referred to as truncated octahedron, cells is presented for use in spatial topology optimization. A tetra-kai-de…
Compliant Constant Output/ Input Force Mechanisms- Topology Optimization with Contact
B V S Nagendra Reddy, Vitthal Manohar Khatik, Burkhard Corves +1
We synthesize monolithic topologies of constant output (CoFM) and input (CiFM) force mechanisms. During synthesis, we capture all possible aspects of member deformation including f…
An improved Material Mask Overlay Strategy for the desired discreteness of pressure-loaded optimized topologies
Prabhat Kumar, Anupam Saxena
This paper presents a Material Mask Overlay topology optimization approach with the improved material assignment at the element level for achieving the desired discreteness of the…
Comprehending finger flexor tendon pulley system using a computational analysis
Vitthal Khatik, Shyam Sunder Nishad, Anupam Saxena
Existing prosthetic/orthotic designs are rarely based on kinetostatics of a biological finger, especially its tendon-pulley system (TPS) which helps render a set of extraordinary f…
Topology synthesis of a 3-kink contact-aided compliant switch
B V S Nagendra Reddy, Anupam Saxena
A topology synthesis approach to design 2D Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms (CCMs) to trace output paths with three or more kinks is presented. Synthesis process uses three diffe…
On topology optimization of large deformation contact-aided shape morphing compliant mechanisms
Prabhat Kumar, Roger A. Sauer, Anupam Saxena
A topology optimization approach for designing large deformation contact-aided shape morphing compliant mechanisms is presented. Such mechanisms can be used in varying operating co…
On Topology optimization with elliptical masks and honeycomb tessellation with explicit length scale constraints
Nikhil Singh, Prabhat Kumar, Anupam Saxena
Topology optimization using gradient search with negative and positive elliptical masks and honeycomb tessellation is presented. Through a novel skeletonization algorithm for topol…
ABC Conjecture: with Fermat or Mersenne Primes
Anupam Saxena
For and any two distinct Fermat or Mersenne primes, as positive integers and satisfying any diophantine relation, $\mbox{(i)}\; 2^m + μ= p^nq^r, \mbox{(i…
Computational synthesis of large deformation compliant mechanisms undergoing self and mutual contact
Prabhat Kumar, Anupam Saxena, Roger A. Sauer
Topologies of large deformation Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms (CCMs), with self and mutual contact, exemplified via path generation applications, are designed using the contin…
Effect of change in inner product on spectral analysis of certain linear operators in Hilbert Spaces arising from orthogonal polynomials
Anu Saxena
In this paper we present how spectral properties of certain linear operators vary when operators are considered in different Hilbert spaces having common dense domain as the space…