Sparse monolithic compliant mechanisms using continuum structural topology optimization

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1579-1605

  Rahmatalla, S ^a   Swan, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design optimization; MEMS

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; OPTIMIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; TOPOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL SPRINGS; MONOLITHIC COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY; WORKPIECE RESISTANCE;

MECHANISMS;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 15844405404     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1224     Document Type: Article

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