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6 papers
TO-mdiSPAs: Topology Optimization of multi-directional Soft Pneumatic Actuators
Swagatam Islam Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are highly promising and have been extensively explored within the field of soft robotics. Under pneumatic pressure loads, an SPA undergoes bending…
A Comparative Study on Robust Topology Optimization of Design-Dependent Pressure-Actuated Compliant Mechanisms with Quadrilateral Elements
Swagatam Islam Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar
This paper presents a comparative study of compliant mechanisms generated using a robust topology optimization technique involving design-dependent pressure loads. Design domains a…
Topology optimization with buckling constraints: Adaptive eigenvalue aggregation and modality identification
Badvelu Pranay Prabha, Prabhat Kumar
This paper presents novel approaches to tackle two key challenges in topology optimization problems with buckling constraints: determining how many eigenvalues to aggregate and ide…
PyTOPress: Python code for topology optimization with design-dependent pressure loads
Shivajay Saxena, Swagatam Islam Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar
Python is a low-cost and open-source substitute for the MATLAB programming language. This paper presents ``\texttt{PyTOPress}", a compact Python code meant for pedagogical purposes…
TOPress3D: 3D topology optimization with design-dependent pressure loads in MATLAB
Prabhat Kumar
This paper introduces "\texttt{TOPress3D}," a 3D topology optimization MATLAB code for structures subjected to design-dependent pressure loads. With a primary focus on pedagogical…
SoRoTop: a hitchhiker's guide to topology optimization MATLAB code for design-dependent pneumatic-driven soft robots
Prabhat Kumar
Demands for pneumatic-driven soft robots are constantly rising for various applications. However, they are often designed manually due to the lack of systematic methods. Moreover,…