Solving three-dimensional layout optimization problems using fixed scale wavelets (Q1570321)

The layout optimization problem in three-dimensional elasticity is solved via a meshless, wavelet-based solution scheme. The authors use a fictitious domain approach to embed the design domain into a simple regular domain. The material distribution and displacement field are discretized over the fictitious domain using fixed-scale shift-invariant wavelet expansion. Then the discrete elasticity problem is solved by the wavelet Galerkin technique during each iteration of the layout optimization sequence. Approximate solutions are found by employing an efficient preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) solver with non-diagonal preconditioners, which allows to obtain convergence rates insensitive to the level of resolution. The convergence and memory management properties of the PCG algorithm make possible the analysis of large-scale problems. Several wavelet-based layout optimization examples conclude the paper.