Alonso, C, Ansola, R, Veguería, E et al. (1 more author) (2014) Results comparison between SIMP and SERA for compliant mechanisms design. In: Engineering Optimization IV - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, ENGOPT 2014. 4th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, ENGOPT 2014, 08-11 Sep 2014, Lisbon, Portugal. CRC Press , pp. 9-14. ISBN 9781138027251
Abstract
The SERA method was extended to the design of compliant mechanisms. This method allows material to be added and removed from the design domain until the optimum topology is reached. The main difference with respect to other bi-directional methods that add and remove elements from the design domain is the separate treatment of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ material. Separate criteria for each material model are defined to efficiently add and remove elements and achieve the optimum topology. The SIMP method is still the most widely used method in the field of topology optimization though. In this approach, the effective property of each element consists of its density raised to a power and multiplied to the material properties of the solid material. This paper presents a comparison of results between these two methods including evolution histories for different examples.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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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: | 14 Apr 2016 12:56 |
Last Modified: | 03 May 2016 01:44 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17488-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | CRC Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1201/b17488-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94345 |