A hybrid sensitivity filtering method for topology optimization

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-50

  Wang, S Y ^a   Lim, K M ^a,b   Khoo, B C ^a,b   Wang, M Y ^c  

^a SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bilateral filter; Black and white designs; Existence of solutions; Numerical instabilities; Sensitivity filter; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BILATERAL SENSITIVITY FILTERING; NUMERICAL INSTABILITES;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 41649121693     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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