Topology optimization of actuators considering the distribution of piezoelectric driven components
Received:September 01, 2010  Revised:November 29, 2010
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DOI:10.7511/jslx20116004
KeyWord:topology optimization  piezoelectric actuators  RAMP  topology description function
        
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林哲祺 大连理工大学 工程力学系 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
刘书田 大连理工大学 工程力学系 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
乔赫廷 大连理工大学 工程力学系 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
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Abstract:
      It is desirable and important to design a variety of actuators for certain driven requirements in engineering applications.In this paper,a topology optimization method is presented for designing actuators driven by piezoelectric materials.By combining topology description function method and RAMP (Rational Approximation of Material Properties) material model,an optimization model simultaneously optimizing the distribution of piezoelectric driven component and layout of flexible mechanical structure is formulated.The goal is to design the layout of the flexible structure coupled to piezoelectric driven component and the position of the driven components that maximizes the output displacement in some specified direction.Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.