Freeform Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 64, Issue , 2001, Pages 161-171

  Xu, Dong ^a   Ananthasuresh, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242497877     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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