Multi-objective topology optimization of thermo-mechanical compliant mechanisms

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (English Edition)

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1123-1129

  Li, Dongmei ^a,b   Zhang, Xianmin ^a   Guan, Yisheng ^a   Zhang, Hong ^c   Wang, Nianfeng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG POLYTECHNIC NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Coupling sensitivity; Multi objective; Thermo mechanical coupling; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONTROL EQUATIONS; COUPLING FIELDS; COUPLING SENSITIVITY; DESIGN PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT OUTPUT; ELASTIC FIELDS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL LOADS; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-PHYSICS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMALITY CRITERIA; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PHYSICAL FIELD; PHYSICAL LOADS; PRINCIPLE OF VIRTUAL WORK; STEADY-STATE RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL FIELD; THERMAL STRAIN; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMO-MECHANICAL COUPLING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL LOAD; TOPOLOGY;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 83255174921     PISSN: 10009345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/CJME.2011.06.1123     Document Type: Article

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