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Topology optimization of fluidic pressure-driven multi-material compliant mechanisms
Prabhat Kumar, Josh Pinskier, David Howard +1
Compliant mechanisms actuated by pneumatic loads are receiving increasing attention due to their direct applicability as soft robots that perform tasks using their flexible bodies.…
Efficient computation of states and sensitivities for compound structural optimisation problems using a Linear Dependency Aware Solver (LDAS)
Stijn Koppen, Max van der Kolk, Sanne van den Boom +1
Real-world structural optimisation problems involve multiple loading conditions and design constraints, with responses typically depending on states of discretised governing equati…
A simple and versatile topology optimization formulation for flexure synthesis
Stijn Koppen, Matthijs Langelaar, Fred van Keulen
High-tech equipment critically relies on flexures for precise manipulation and measurement. Through elastic deformation, flexures offer extreme position repeatability within a limi…
Efficient multi-partition topology optimization
Stijn Koppen, Matthijs Langelaar, Fred van Keulen
In topology optimization, the state of structures is typically obtained by numerically evaluating a discretized PDE-based model. The degrees of freedom of such a model can be parti…
Topological synthesis of fluidic pressure-actuated robust compliant mechanisms
Prabhat Kumar, Matthijs Langelaar
This paper presents a robust density-based topology optimization approach for synthesizing pressure-actuated compliant mechanisms. To ensure functionality under manufacturing inacc…
On topology optimization of design-dependent pressure-loaded three-dimensional structures and compliant mechanisms
Prabhat Kumar, Matthijs Langelaar
This paper presents a density-based topology optimization method for designing three-dimensional (3D) compliant mechanisms and loadbearing structures with design-dependent pressure…
Automated and Accurate Geometry Extraction and Shape Optimization of 3D Topology Optimization Results
Marco K. Swierstra, Deepak K. Gupta, Matthijs Langelaar
Designs generated by density-based topology optimization (TO) exhibit jagged and/or smeared boundaries, which forms an obstacle to their integration with existing CAD tools. Addres…
Topology Optimization of Fluidic Pressure Loaded Structures and Compliant Mechanisms using the Darcy Method
Prabhat Kumar, Jan S. Frouws, Matthijs Langelaar
In various applications, design problems involving structures and compliant mechanisms experience fluidic pressure loads. During topology optimization of such design problems, thes…
Design and analysis adaptivity in multi-resolution topology optimization
Deepak K. Gupta, Fred van Keulen, Matthijs Langelaar
Multiresolution topology optimization (MTO) methods involve decoupling of the design and analysis discretizations, such that a high-resolution design can be obtained at relatively…
Compliant Fluidic Control Structures: Concept and Synthesis Approach
Prabhat Kumar, Paola Fanzio, Luigi Sasso +1
The concept and synthesis approach for planar Compliant Fluidic Control Structures (CFCSs), monolithic flexible continua with embedded functional pores, is presented in this manusc…