Robust topology optimization accounting for spatially varying manufacturing errors

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 200, Issue 49-52, 2011, Pages 3613-3627

  Schevenels, M ^a   Lazarov, B S ^b   Sigmund, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Manufacturing errors; Monte Carlo method; Robust design optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; GAUSSIAN FIELD; HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEMS; HEAVISIDE; MANUFACTURING ERRORS; MEAN VALUES; MEMORYLESS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NON-GAUSSIAN; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION SCHEME; OVER-ETCHING; PROJECTION TECHNIQUES; RANDOM FIELDS; ROBUST APPROACHES; ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; TEST PROBLEM; WEIGHTED SUM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ERRORS; ETCHING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURE; MECHANISMS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 80053529057     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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