A level set method for shape and topology optimization of large-displacement compliant mechanisms

DOI10.1002/nme.2352zbMath1195.74134MaRDI QIDQ3590439

Liyong Tong, Zhen Luo

Publication date: 17 September 2010

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2352

zbMATH Keywords

geometrical nonlinearity; radial basis functions; level set methods; compliant mechanisms; shape and topology optimization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74P10: Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

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