Toward the topology design of mechanisms that exhibit snap-through behavior

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2004.02.017zbMath1079.74598MaRDI QIDQ2484801

Ole Sigmund, Tyler E. Bruns

Publication date: 3 August 2005

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.2004.02.017

zbMATH Keywords

Topology optimization; Mechanism design; Snap-through and bistability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

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