Systematic design of microactuators using topology optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3328, Issue , 1998, Pages 23-31

  Sigmund, Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actuators; Finite element analysis; MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS); Smart structures; Structural optimization; Thermal expansion; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; DESIGN; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMECHANICS; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL SPRAYING; THERMAL STRESS; TOPOLOGY;

ACTIVE MATERIALS; DESIGN PROCEDURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MEMS DESIGN; MICRO ACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); OUTPUT FORCE; OUTPUT PERFORMANCE; SMART STRUCTURES; SYSTEMATIC DESIGN METHODS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD; WORK-PIECE (WP);

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0343737240     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.320179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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