A survey of manufacturing oriented topology optimization methods

J Liu, Y Ma - Advances in Engineering Software, 2016 - Elsevier
Topology optimization is developing rapidly in all kinds of directions; and increasingly more
extensions are oriented towards manufacturability of the optimized designs. Therefore, this …

A review of methods for the geometric post-processing of topology optimized models

SC Subedi, CS Verma… - … of Computing and …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Topology optimization (TO) has rapidly evolved from an academic exercise into an exciting
discipline with numerous industrial applications. Various TO algorithms have been …

Topology optimization for concurrent design of structures with multi-patch microstructures by level sets

H Li, Z Luo, L Gao, Q Qin - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the novel concurrent design for cellular structures consisting of
multiple patches of material microstructures using a level set-based topological shape …

Topology optimization for functionally graded cellular composites with metamaterials by level sets

H Li, Z Luo, L Gao, P Walker - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of auxetic composites in practice often relies on a compromise between
properties as auxetics are mostly too porous (not dense enough or not stiff enough) to bear …

Topology optimization for multiscale design of porous composites with multi-domain microstructures

J Gao, Z Luo, H Li, L Gao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new multiscale topology optimization method for the design of porous
composites composed of the multi-domain material microstructures considering three design …

Topology optimization with manufacturing constraints: A unified projection-based approach

SL Vatanabe, TN Lippi, CR de Lima, GH Paulino… - … in Engineering Software, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite being an effective and a general method to obtain optimal solutions, topology
optimization generates solutions with complex geometries, which are neither cost-effective …

Structural topology optimization considering connectivity constraint

Q Li, W Chen, S Liu, L Tong - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2016 - Springer
Topology optimization has been regarded as a powerful design approach for determining
optimal topology of a structure to obtain desired functional performances within a defined …

Topological shape optimization of 3D micro-structured materials using energy-based homogenization method

J Gao, H Li, L Gao, M Xiao - Advances in Engineering Software, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an effective method for the design of 3D micro-structured materials to
attain extreme mechanical properties, which integrates the firstly developed 3D energy …

Level-set topology optimization for mechanical metamaterials under hybrid uncertainties

J Wu, Z Luo, H Li, N Zhang - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a level set-based robust topology optimization (RTO) method for
computational design of metamaterials under hybrid uncertainties, eg auxetics with negative …

A level set method for shape and topology optimization of coated structures

Y Wang, Z Kang - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coated structures are commonly used in engineering. The coating material covers the
surface of the substrate for protection or to improve certain functionalities. The rising of novel …