Topology optimization of multi-scale structures: a review

J Wu, O Sigmund, JP Groen - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2021 - Springer
Multi-scale structures, as found in nature (eg, bone and bamboo), hold the promise of
achieving superior performance while being intrinsically lightweight, robust, and multi …

[HTML][HTML] Holistic computational design within additive manufacturing through topology optimization combined with multiphysics multi-scale materials and process …

M Bayat, O Zinovieva, F Ferrari, C Ayas… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have proven to be a perfect match for topology
optimization (TO), as they are able to realize sophisticated geometries in a unique layer-by …

Giga-voxel computational morphogenesis for structural design

N Aage, E Andreassen, BS Lazarov, O Sigmund - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
In the design of industrial products ranging from hearing aids to automobiles and
aeroplanes, material is distributed so as to maximize the performance and minimize the cost …

Infill optimization for additive manufacturing—approaching bone-like porous structures

J Wu, N Aage, R Westermann… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Porous structures such as trabecular bone are widely seen in nature. These structures are
lightweight and exhibit strong mechanical properties. In this paper, we present a method to …

Design of graded lattice structure with optimized mesostructures for additive manufacturing

Y Wang, L Zhang, S Daynes, H Zhang, S Feih… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables fabrication of multiscale cellular structures as a whole
part, whose features can span several dimensional scales. Both the configurations and …

Rational designs of mechanical metamaterials: Formulations, architectures, tessellations and prospects

J Gao, X Cao, M **ao, Z Yang, X Zhou, Y Li… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …

Homogenization‐based topology optimization for high‐resolution manufacturable microstructures

JP Groen, O Sigmund - International Journal for Numerical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a projection method to obtain high‐resolution, manufacturable
structures from efficient and coarse‐scale homogenization‐based topology optimization …

Length scale and manufacturability in density-based topology optimization

BS Lazarov, F Wang, O Sigmund - Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2016 - Springer
Since its original introduction in structural design, density-based topology optimization has
been applied to a number of other fields such as microelectromechanical systems …

Large scale three-dimensional topology optimisation of heat sinks cooled by natural convection

J Alexandersen, O Sigmund, N Aage - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
This work presents the application of density-based topology optimisation to the design of
three-dimensional heat sinks cooled by natural convection. The governing equations are the …

Concurrent topology optimization of multiscale composite structures in Matlab

J Gao, Z Luo, L **a, L Gao - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents the compact and efficient Matlab codes for the concurrent topology
optimization of multiscale composite structures not only in 2D scenario but also considering …