Topology optimization of a compliant gripper using hybrid simulated annealing and direct search

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2 A, Issue , 2003, Pages 641-648

  Shalaby, Mohamed M ^a   Nassef, Ashraf O ^b   Hegazi, Hesham A ^a   Metwalli, Sayed M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Compliant Gripper; Hybrid Search; Optimum Design; Simulated Annealing; Topology Optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLAINT GRIPPER; HYBRID SEARCH; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

GRIPPERS;

EID: 1842760554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2003/dac-48770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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