Topology optimization design for micro compliant mechanism with two materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6042 II, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ren, Li ^a   Yang, Rui ^a   Mi, Dahai ^a   Guo, Dongming ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; EFG method; Sensitivity analysis; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GALERKIN METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; EFG METHOD; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY;

EID: 33644958982     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.664803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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