3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
An Aeroelastic Solver Integrating Reformulated-Vortex-Particle and Finite-Element Methods across Non-Conforming Interfaces
Neeraj Balachandar, A. Padmaprabhan, Vishnu R. Unni
We present (Variable Fidelity Unsteady Flow-FEniCS Exchange Interface), a modular aeroelastic solver for modeling two-way fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of f…
cs.RO2026
TO-SoFiT: Topology Optimization of Hydraulic Soft Fish Tail Design for programmable undulating locomotion
A Padmaprabhan, Amal Shaji, Prabhat Kumar
Soft robots leverage compliant materials to generate motion through controlled elastic deformation, making them ideal for delicate tasks such as underwater exploration and biomimet…
cs.CE2025
GO-GAN: Geometry Optimization Generative Adversarial Network for Achieving Optimized Structures with Targeted Physical Properties
A. Padmaprabhan, Shriram Hari, Nived Philip Thomas +4
This paper presents GO-GAN, a novel Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) architecture for geometry optimization (GO), specifically to generate structures based on user-specified in…