Connections between topological sensitivity analysis and material interpolation schemes in topology optimization

Material interpolation schemes, like SIMP, are very popular in topology optimization. They convert the difficult 0-1 problem into a nonlinear programming problem defined over a convex set by involving an interpolation (or penalization) function, usually constructed in rather empirical ways. This pap...

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Published in:Structural and multidisciplinary optimization 2011-06, Vol.43 (6), p.755-765
Main Author: Amstutz, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
Empirical analysis
Engineering
Engineering Design
Interpolation
Mathematics
Nonlinear programming
Research Paper
Sensitivity analysis
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Topology optimization
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Summary:Material interpolation schemes, like SIMP, are very popular in topology optimization. They convert the difficult 0-1 problem into a nonlinear programming problem defined over a convex set by involving an interpolation (or penalization) function, usually constructed in rather empirical ways. This paper gives an insight into such methods with the help of the notion of topological sensitivity, and in particular provides some arguments for the choice of the penalization function. A simple algorithm based on these concepts is proposed and illustrated by numerical experiments.
ISSN:1615-147X
1615-1488
DOI:10.1007/s00158-010-0607-6