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

DOI10.1002/nme.2352zbMath1195.74134OpenAlexW2105450254MaRDI 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 nonlinearityradial basis functionslevel set methodscompliant mechanismsshape and topology optimization

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