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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…