Free Material Optimization

Jochem Zowe () and Michal Kocvara
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Jochem Zowe: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Angewandte Mathematik
Michal Kocvara: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Angewandte Mathematik

A chapter in Mathematics — Key Technology for the Future, 2003, pp 573-583 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Free material design deals with the question of finding the stiffest structure with respect to one or more given loads which can be made when both the distribution of material as the material itself can be freely varied. We present the single and multiple-load situation (understood in the worst-case sense). We further introduce a software tool MOPED for free material optimization of general two- dimensional bodies. The graphical post-processor of MOPED is tailored for a design of fibre-reinforced composite materials used by our industrial partner DaimlerChrysler Aerospace. Finally, we generalize the above approach to the case of uncertain loads in order to design an optimal robust material.

Keywords: Free Material; Optimal Truss; Truss Topology Optimization; Uncertain Load; Free Material Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55753-8_45

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