Alonso, C, Ansola, R and Querin, OM (2014) Topology synthesis of multi-material compliant mechanisms with a Sequential Element Rejection and Admission method. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 85. 11 - 19. ISSN 0168-874X
Abstract
The design of multi-material compliant mechanisms by means of a multi Sequential Element Rejection and Admission (SERA) method is presented in this work. The SERA procedure was successfully applied to the design of single-material compliant mechanisms. The main feature is that the method allows material to flow between different material models. Separate criteria for the rejection and admission of elements allow material to redistribute between the predefined material models and efficiently achieve the optimum design. These features differentiate it to other bi-directional discrete methods, making the SERA method very suitable for the design of multi-material compliant mechanisms. Numerous examples are presented to show the validity of the multi SERA procedure to design multi-material compliant mechanisms.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Topology optimization; Compliant mechanisms; Multiple materials; SERA method; Output displacement |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2015 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2018 05:51 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2013.11.006 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.finel.2013.11.006 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89011 |