Topological design of electromechanical actuators with robustness toward over- and under-etching

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2012.08.020zbMath1297.74099OpenAlexW2028176048MaRDI QIDQ465795

Xiao-ping Qian, Ole Sigmund

Publication date: 24 October 2014

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2012.08.020

zbMATH Keywords

topology optimizationrobust designelectromechanical actuatormanufacturing uncertainty

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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Uses Software

• top.m
• top88.m

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