Stankiewicz G, Dev C, Steinmann P (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-021-03024-9
Density-based topology optimization and node-based shape optimization are often used sequentially to generate production-ready designs. In this work, we address the challenge to couple density-based topology optimization and node-based shape optimization into a single optimization problem by using an embedding domain discretization technique. In our approach, a variable shape is explicitly represented by the boundary of an embedded body. Furthermore, the embedding domain in form of a structured mesh allows us to introduce a variable, pseudo-density field. In this way, we attempt to bring the advantages of both topology and shape optimization methods together and to provide an efficient way to design fine-tuned structures without predefined topological features.
APA:
Stankiewicz, G., Dev, C., & Steinmann, P. (2021). Coupled topology and shape optimization using an embedding domain discretization method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-021-03024-9
MLA:
Stankiewicz, Gabriel, Chaitanya Dev, and Paul Steinmann. "Coupled topology and shape optimization using an embedding domain discretization method." Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (2021).
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