Crashworthiness design using topology optimization

NM Patel, BS Kang, JE Renaud, A Tovar - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Crashworthiness design is an evolving discipline that combines vehicle crash simulation
and design synthesis. The goal is to increase passenger safety subject to manufacturing …

[BOOK][B] Structural Design Optimization Considering Uncertainties: Structures & Infrastructures Book, Vol. 1, Series, Series Editor: Dan M. Frangopol

Y Tsompanakis, ND Lagaros, M Papadrakakis - 2008 - books.google.com
A fine collection of 21 reviewed contributions by prominent specialists on the latest findings
on Structural Optimization considering Uncertainties. Articles deal with the use of …

Combined topology and fiber path design of composite layers using cellular automata

S Setoodeh, MM Abdalla, Z Gürdal - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2005 - Springer
Abstract The popular Solid Isotropic Material Penalization (SIMP) technique of topology
design is extended to simultaneous fiber-angle and topology design of composite laminae in …

[BOOK][B] Bone remodeling as a hybrid cellular automaton optimization process

A Tovar - 2005 - search.proquest.com
Biological structures are continually adapting to changes in their physical environment. In
bones, for example, it has been widely accepted that mineral tissue is resorbed in regions …

Design of variable-stiffness composite layers using cellular automata

S Setoodeh, Z Gürdal, LT Watson - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2006 - Elsevier
Benefits of directional properties of fiber reinforced composites could be fully utilized by
proper placement of the fibers in their optimal spatial orientations. This paper investigates an …

Bone structure adaptation as a cellular automaton optimization process

A Tovar, G Niebur, M Sen, J Renaud… - 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE …, 2004 - arc.aiaa.org
ONES are continually adapting their internal structure to changes in their physical
environment. It has been widely accepted that bone tissue is resorbed in regions exposed to …

[HTML][HTML] A novel fast overrelaxation updating method for continuous-discontinuous cellular automaton

F Yan, PZ Pan, XT Feng, SJ Li, Q Jiang - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
Because of its local property, cellular automaton method has been widely applied in different
subjects, but the main problem is that the cellular updating is time-consuming. In order to …

Optimality conditions of the hybrid cellular automata for structural optimization

A Tovar, NM Patel, AK Kaushik, JE Renaud - AIAA journal, 2007 - arc.aiaa.org
TOPOLOGY optimization involves the optimal distribution of material within a design
domain. Initially, the design domain comprises a large number of elements. The topology …

A non-uniform cellular automata framework for topology and sizing optimization of truss structures subjected to stress and displacement constraints

M El Bouzouiki, R Sedaghati, I Stiharu - Computers & Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The conventional Cellular Automata (CA) approach has the disadvantage of being
particularly suited for design optimization of uniform truss ground structures with identical …

Comparative study of topology optimization techniques

NM Patel, D Tillotson, JE Renaud, A Tovar, K Izui - AIAA journal, 2008 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a comparison between three continuum-based topology optimization
methods: the hybrid cellular automaton method, the optimality criteria method, and the …