Topology optimization of planar shape memory alloy thermal actuators using element connectivity parameterization

DOI10.1002/nme.3199zbMath1242.74074OpenAlexW1982514034MaRDI QIDQ2894843

Yoon Young Kim, Matthijs Langelaar, Gil Ho Yoon, Fred van Keulen

Publication date: 2 July 2012

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.3199

zbMATH Keywords

material nonlinearityshape memory alloysgeometric nonlinearitytopology optimizationNiTielement connectivity parameterization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Control, switches and devices (``smart materials) in solid mechanics (74M05) Thermal effects in solid mechanics (74F05) Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P15)

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Topology optimization of planar linkage mechanisms ⋮ A new design approach for thermal actuators based on topology optimization with stress constraints ⋮ A newly developed \(qp\)-relaxation method for element connectivity parameterization to achieve stress-based topology optimization for geometrically nonlinear structures ⋮ Topology optimization in aircraft and aerospace structures design ⋮ Theoretical aspects of the internal element connectivity parameterization approach for topology optimization

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