Topology optimization for rigid and compliant hybrid mechanisms

Shuhao Xia, Tao Gong,Bicheng Chen, Xianmin Zhang,Nianfeng Wang

COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING(2024)

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This paper proposes a topology optimization method integrating the variable trajectory constraints to design rigid and compliant hybrid mechanisms. The variable trajectory constraints are distributed in the design domain and are uniformly modeled by nonlinear spring model. Each of the variable trajectory constraints has an active or inactive state and different states map various mechanical properties of the nonlinear springs. The nonlinear relation between force and displacement of the spring is formulated. A new group of design variables denoting the states of the springs is introduced into the traditional density -based topology optimization model. The design variables representing the element density of the continuum structure and the states of the variable trajectory constraints are uniformly penalized to avoid intermediate values in order to obtain a physically realizable mechanism. Sensitivity analysis is performed by the adjoint equation method. To demonstrate the versatility and the generality of the proposed method, the typical numerical examples including linear, spline and circular trajectory constraints were implemented. The numerical comparisons between the nonlinear spring model and the actual trajectory constraints verify the accuracy. The proposed method expands the application of topology optimization and can be extensively employed to design the mechanisms integrating both the compliant members and rigid parts.
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Topology optimization,Hybrid mechanisms,Nonlinear spring model,Variable trajectory constraints
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