Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms with Strength Considerations

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 69-79

  Saxena, Anupam ^a,b   Ananthasuresh, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

OPTIMAL MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN ENERGY; CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; DESIGN DOMAINS; INDIVIDUAL CONTROL; MULTI-CRITERIA; OPTIMAL BALANCE; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; STRESS CONSTRAINTS; TOPOLOGY DESIGN;

MECHANISMS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 1542751257     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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