A material-mask overlay strategy for continuum topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using honeycomb discretization

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 0823041-0823049

  Saxena, Anupam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MECHANISMS; TOPOLOGY;

CELL STRAINS; CELL-BASED; CONTINUUM TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; DISCRETIZATIONS; FREE ROTATION; HEXAGONAL CELLS; MASK OVERLAY METHODS; OPTIMISATIONS; SINGLE CELLS; STRAIN-FREE;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 77955219232     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2936891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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