A level set approach for optimal design of smart energy harvesters

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2010.04.008zbMath1231.74358MaRDI QIDQ658870

Shikui Chen, Wei Chen, Stefano Gonella, Wing Kam Liu

Publication date: 8 February 2012

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2010.04.008

zbMATH Keywords

design; level set method; piezoelectric materials; topology optimization; energy harvester; multi-material structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74F15: Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

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Uses Software

• DistMesh

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